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Senate vote 119 (2006): On the Cloture Motion, S1955

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Senate vote 119 (2006): On the Cloture Motion, S1955

2006-05-11 · 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 Rejected on 2006-05-11 · 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 Rejected · Yea 55 · Nay 43 · Present 0 · Not voting 2 (majority 3/5)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat2411
Independent010
Republican5311

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, IIIAZRYea
BOXER, BarbaraCADNay
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADNay
ALLARD, A. WayneCORYea
SALAZAR, Kenneth LeeCODNay
DODD, Christopher JohnCTDNay
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDNay
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DEDNay
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDNay
MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel)FLRYea
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDNay
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARYea
ISAKSON, JohnnyGARYea
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDNay
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDNay
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARYea
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADNay
CRAIG, Larry EdwinIDRYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDNay
OBAMA, BarackILDNay
BAYH, EvanINDNay
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)MADNay
KERRY, John ForbesMADNay
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDNay
SARBANES, Paul SpyrosMDDNay
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERYea
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERYea
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
BURR, Richard M.NCRYea
DOLE, Elizabeth HanfordNCRYea
CONRAD, KentNDDNay
DORGAN, Byron LeslieNDDNay
HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck)NERYea
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDYea
GREGG, Judd AlanNHRYea
SUNUNU, John E.NHRYea
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJDNay
MENENDEZ, RobertNJDNay
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
COBURN, Thomas AllenOKRYea
INHOFE, James MountainOKRYea
SMITH, Gordon HaroldORRYea
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDNay
SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick)PARYea
SPECTER, ArlenPARNot Voting
CHAFEE, Lincoln DavenportRIRNay
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDNay
DeMINT, James W.SCRYea
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRYea
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDNay
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 MerrillVTINay
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDNay
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADNay
MURRAY, PattyWADNay
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWIDNay
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDNay
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWVDNay
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDNot Voting
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), 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-vote119 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past