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Senate vote 30 (2005): On the Amendment, S256

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Senate vote 30 (2005): On the Amendment, S256

2005-03-08 · S. 256: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

Follow this vote, step by step

  1. The bill: S. 256: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 · proposed by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
  2. What was asked: On the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Amendment Rejected on 2005-03-08 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-8. (final step reached) its other votes

Question: On the Amendment · To strike certain small business related bankruptcy provisions in the bill.

Result: Amendment Rejected · Yea 41 · Nay 59 · Present 0 · Not voting 0 (majority 1/2)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat4040
Independent100
Republican0550

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
MURKOWSKI, LisaAKRNay
STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted)AKRNay
SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), IIIALRNay
SHELBY, Richard C.ALRNay
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertARDYea
PRYOR, MarkARDYea
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRNay
McCAIN, John Sidney, IIIAZRNay
BOXER, BarbaraCADYea
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADYea
ALLARD, A. WayneCORNay
SALAZAR, Kenneth LeeCODYea
DODD, Christopher JohnCTDYea
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDYea
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DEDNay
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDNay
MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel)FLRNay
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDYea
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARNay
ISAKSON, JohnnyGARNay
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDYea
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDYea
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARNay
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADYea
CRAIG, Larry EdwinIDRNay
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRNay
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDYea
OBAMA, BarackILDYea
BAYH, EvanINDYea
LUGAR, Richard GreenINRNay
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKSRNay
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRNay
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRNay
MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch)KYRNay
LANDRIEU, Mary L.LADYea
VITTER, DavidLARNay
KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted)MADYea
KERRY, John ForbesMADYea
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDYea
SARBANES, Paul SpyrosMDDYea
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERNay
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERNay
LEVIN, CarlMIDYea
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDYea
COLEMAN, NormMNRNay
DAYTON, MarkMNDYea
BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit)MORNay
TALENT, James MatthesMORNay
COCHRAN, William ThadMSRNay
LOTT, Chester TrentMSRNay
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMTDYea
BURNS, ConradMTRNay
BURR, Richard M.NCRNay
DOLE, Elizabeth HanfordNCRNay
CONRAD, KentNDDYea
DORGAN, Byron LeslieNDDYea
HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck)NERNay
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDNay
GREGG, Judd AlanNHRNay
SUNUNU, John E.NHRNay
CORZINE, Jon StevensNJDYea
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJDYea
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NMDYea
DOMENICI, Pete VichiNMRNay
ENSIGN, John EricNVRNay
REID, HarryNVDYea
CLINTON, Hillary RodhamNYDYea
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDYea
DeWINE, MichaelOHRNay
VOINOVICH, George VictorOHRNay
COBURN, Thomas AllenOKRNay
INHOFE, James MountainOKRNay
SMITH, Gordon HaroldORRNay
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDYea
SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick)PARNay
SPECTER, ArlenPARNay
CHAFEE, Lincoln DavenportRIRNay
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDYea
DeMINT, James W.SCRNay
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRNay
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDNay
THUNE, JohnSDRNay
ALEXANDER, LamarTNRNay
FRIST, William H.TNRNay
CORNYN, JohnTXRNay
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay)TXRNay
BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob)UTRNay
HATCH, Orrin GrantUTRNay
ALLEN, GeorgeVARNay
WARNER, John WilliamVARNay
JEFFORDS, James MerrillVTIYea
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDYea
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADYea
MURRAY, PattyWADYea
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWIDYea
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDYea
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWVDYea
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDYea
ENZI, Michael B.WYRNay
THOMAS, Craig LyleWYRNay

President's position (not a member vote)

BUSH, George Walker (R): Not Voting

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), 109th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:24Z

Record fed-us-senate-2005-vote030 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past