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Senate vote 117 (2006): On the Cloture Motion, S1955

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Senate vote 117 (2006): On the Cloture Motion, S1955

2006-05-09 · S. 1955: Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2006

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  1. The bill: S. 1955: Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2006 · proposed by Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
  2. What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Cloture Motion Agreed to on 2006-05-09 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 417. Not final yet: this can still change. its other votes

Question: On the Cloture Motion · A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace.

Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to · Yea 96 · Nay 2 · Present 0 · Not voting 2 (majority 3/5)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat4202
Independent100
Republican5320

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
MURKOWSKI, LisaAKRYea
STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted)AKRYea
SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), IIIALRYea
SHELBY, Richard C.ALRYea
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertARDYea
PRYOR, MarkARDYea
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRYea
McCAIN, John Sidney, IIIAZRYea
BOXER, BarbaraCADYea
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADYea
ALLARD, A. WayneCORYea
SALAZAR, Kenneth LeeCODYea
DODD, Christopher JohnCTDYea
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDYea
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DEDYea
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDYea
MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel)FLRYea
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDYea
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARYea
ISAKSON, JohnnyGARYea
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDYea
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDYea
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARYea
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADYea
CRAIG, Larry EdwinIDRYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDYea
OBAMA, BarackILDYea
BAYH, EvanINDYea
LUGAR, Richard GreenINRYea
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKSRYea
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRYea
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRYea
MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch)KYRYea
LANDRIEU, Mary L.LADYea
VITTER, DavidLARYea
KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted)MADYea
KERRY, John ForbesMADYea
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDYea
SARBANES, Paul SpyrosMDDYea
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERYea
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERYea
LEVIN, CarlMIDYea
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDYea
COLEMAN, NormMNRYea
DAYTON, MarkMNDYea
BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit)MORYea
TALENT, James MatthesMORYea
COCHRAN, William ThadMSRYea
LOTT, Chester TrentMSRYea
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMTDYea
BURNS, ConradMTRYea
BURR, Richard M.NCRYea
DOLE, Elizabeth HanfordNCRYea
CONRAD, KentNDDNot Voting
DORGAN, Byron LeslieNDDYea
HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck)NERYea
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDYea
GREGG, Judd AlanNHRYea
SUNUNU, John E.NHRYea
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJDYea
MENENDEZ, RobertNJDYea
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NMDYea
DOMENICI, Pete VichiNMRYea
ENSIGN, John EricNVRYea
REID, HarryNVDYea
CLINTON, Hillary RodhamNYDYea
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDYea
DeWINE, MichaelOHRYea
VOINOVICH, George VictorOHRYea
COBURN, Thomas AllenOKRNay
INHOFE, James MountainOKRYea
SMITH, Gordon HaroldORRYea
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDYea
SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick)PARYea
SPECTER, ArlenPARYea
CHAFEE, Lincoln DavenportRIRYea
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDYea
DeMINT, James W.SCRNay
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRYea
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDYea
THUNE, JohnSDRYea
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 MerrillVTIYea
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDYea
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADYea
MURRAY, PattyWADYea
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWIDYea
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDYea
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWVDYea
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDNot Voting
ENZI, Michael B.WYRYea
THOMAS, Craig LyleWYRYea

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

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-2006-vote117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past