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Senate vote 155 (2004): On the Cloture Motion, SJRES40

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Senate vote 155 (2004): On the Cloture Motion, SJRES40

2004-07-14 · S.J.Res. 40: Federal Marriage Amendment

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  1. The bill: S.J.Res. 40: Federal Marriage Amendment · proposed by Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
  2. What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Cloture Motion Rejected on 2004-07-14 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S8150) Not final yet: this can still change. its other votes

Question: On the Cloture Motion · A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

Result: Cloture Motion Rejected · Yea 48 · Nay 50 · Present 0 · Not voting 2 (majority 3/5)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat3432
Independent010
Republican4560

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
MURKOWSKI, LisaAKRYea
STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted)AKRYea
SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), IIIALRYea
SHELBY, Richard C.ALRYea
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertARDNay
PRYOR, MarkARDNay
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRYea
McCAIN, John Sidney, IIIAZRNay
BOXER, BarbaraCADNay
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADNay
ALLARD, A. WayneCORYea
CAMPBELL, Ben NighthorseCORNay
DODD, Christopher JohnCTDNay
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDNay
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DEDNay
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDNay
GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob)FLDNay
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDNay
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARYea
MILLER, Zell BryanGADYea
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDNay
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDNay
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARYea
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADNay
CRAIG, Larry EdwinIDRYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDNay
FITZGERALD, Peter G.ILRYea
BAYH, EvanINDNay
LUGAR, Richard GreenINRYea
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKSRYea
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRYea
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRYea
MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch)KYRYea
BREAUX, John BerlingerLADNay
LANDRIEU, Mary L.LADNay
KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted)MADNay
KERRY, John ForbesMADNot Voting
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDNay
SARBANES, Paul SpyrosMDDNay
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERNay
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERNay
LEVIN, CarlMIDNay
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDNay
COLEMAN, NormMNRYea
DAYTON, MarkMNDNay
BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit)MORYea
TALENT, James MatthesMORYea
COCHRAN, William ThadMSRYea
LOTT, Chester TrentMSRYea
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMTDNay
BURNS, ConradMTRYea
DOLE, Elizabeth HanfordNCRYea
EDWARDS, JohnNCDNot Voting
CONRAD, KentNDDNay
DORGAN, Byron LeslieNDDNay
HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck)NERYea
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDYea
GREGG, Judd AlanNHRYea
SUNUNU, John E.NHRNay
CORZINE, Jon StevensNJDNay
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJDNay
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NMDNay
DOMENICI, Pete VichiNMRYea
ENSIGN, John EricNVRYea
REID, HarryNVDNay
CLINTON, Hillary RodhamNYDNay
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDNay
DeWINE, MichaelOHRYea
VOINOVICH, George VictorOHRYea
INHOFE, James MountainOKRYea
NICKLES, Donald LeeOKRYea
SMITH, Gordon HaroldORRYea
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDNay
SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick)PARYea
SPECTER, ArlenPARYea
CHAFEE, Lincoln DavenportRIRNay
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDNay
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRYea
HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz)SCDNay
DASCHLE, Thomas AndrewSDDNay
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDNay
ALEXANDER, LamarTNRYea
FRIST, William H.TNRYea
CORNYN, JohnTXRYea
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay)TXRYea
BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob)UTRYea
HATCH, Orrin GrantUTRYea
ALLEN, GeorgeVARYea
WARNER, John WilliamVARYea
JEFFORDS, James MerrillVTINay
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDNay
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADNay
MURRAY, PattyWADNay
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWIDNay
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDNay
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWVDYea
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDNay
ENZI, Michael B.WYRYea
THOMAS, Craig LyleWYRYea

President's position (not a member vote)

BUSH, George Walker (R): Yea

Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.

Source: Voteview (UCLA), 108th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:28Z

Words on this page, explained (1)
Cloture
A U.S. Senate vote to end debate on a measure, which usually needs 60 votes. It is how the Senate ends a filibuster.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Record fed-us-senate-2004-vote155 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past