Senate vote 247 (2005): Whether the Amendment is Germane, HR2863
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Senate vote 247 (2005): Whether the Amendment is Germane, HR2863
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- The bill: H.R. 2863: Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 · proposed by Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10]
- What was asked: Whether the Amendment is Germane (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Amendment Not Germane on 2005-10-05 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-148. (final step reached) its other votes
Question: Whether the Amendment is Germane · To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Result: Amendment Not Germane · Yea 49 · Nay 50 · Present 0 · Not voting 1 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 31 | 12 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 17 | 38 | 0 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Lisa | AK | R | Nay |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Nay |
| SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III | AL | R | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Nay |
| LINCOLN, Blanche Lambert | AR | D | Yea |
| PRYOR, Mark | AR | D | Yea |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Nay |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Yea |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Nay |
| ALLARD, A. Wayne | CO | R | Nay |
| SALAZAR, Kenneth Lee | CO | D | Yea |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Yea |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Yea |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Yea |
| CARPER, Thomas Richard | DE | D | Yea |
| MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel) | FL | R | Nay |
| NELSON, Clarence William (Bill) | FL | D | Yea |
| CHAMBLISS, Saxby | GA | R | Yea |
| ISAKSON, Johnny | GA | R | Nay |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Yea |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Nay |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Nay |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Nay |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Nay |
| CRAPO, Michael Dean | ID | R | Nay |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Yea |
| OBAMA, Barack | IL | D | Yea |
| BAYH, Evan | IN | D | Yea |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| BROWNBACK, Sam Dale | KS | R | Nay |
| ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) | KS | R | Nay |
| BUNNING, James Paul David | KY | R | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Nay |
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. | LA | D | Nay |
| VITTER, David | LA | R | Nay |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Yea |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Nay |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Yea |
| COLLINS, Susan Margaret | ME | R | Yea |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| STABENOW, Deborah Ann | MI | D | Yea |
| COLEMAN, Norm | MN | R | Nay |
| DAYTON, Mark | MN | D | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Nay |
| TALENT, James Matthes | MO | R | Yea |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Nay |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Nay |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Yea |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Nay |
| BURR, Richard M. | NC | R | Nay |
| DOLE, Elizabeth Hanford | NC | R | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Nay |
| HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck) | NE | R | Yea |
| NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben) | NE | D | Yea |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Nay |
| SUNUNU, John E. | NH | R | Nay |
| CORZINE, Jon Stevens | NJ | D | Not Voting |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Yea |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Yea |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Nay |
| ENSIGN, John Eric | NV | R | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| CLINTON, Hillary Rodham | NY | D | Yea |
| SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) | NY | D | Yea |
| DeWINE, Michael | OH | R | Nay |
| VOINOVICH, George Victor | OH | R | Nay |
| COBURN, Thomas Allen | OK | R | Nay |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Gordon Harold | OR | R | Nay |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Nay |
| SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick) | PA | R | Nay |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Nay |
| CHAFEE, Lincoln Davenport | RI | R | Yea |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Yea |
| DeMINT, James W. | SC | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Lindsey O. | SC | R | Yea |
| JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) | SD | D | Yea |
| THUNE, John | SD | R | Yea |
| ALEXANDER, Lamar | TN | R | Nay |
| FRIST, William H. | TN | R | Nay |
| CORNYN, John | TX | R | Yea |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Nay |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | UT | R | Nay |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| ALLEN, George | VA | R | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Yea |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | I | Yea |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Nay |
| CANTWELL, Maria E. | WA | D | Yea |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Nay |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI | D | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Nay |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| ENZI, Michael B. | WY | R | Nay |
| THOMAS, Craig Lyle | WY | R | Nay |
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 2026-11-15T05:53:25Z
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