Vote 164

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consideration of H.R. 8; Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005
Vote type: 3/5 (Help)
A three-fifths majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used in the Senate.
Result: Rejected, 57-41, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: June 8, 2006, 10:51 a.m.
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Conrad Burns, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Tom Carper, Mark Dayton, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Lincoln Chafee, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd	Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Barack Obama
Libra	Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Bill Nelson, Jim Talent	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins	John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid	Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Blanche Lincoln, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow
Male	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, John Thune, David Vitter, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Paul Sarbanes, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Mike DeWine, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Jim Talent, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Debbie Stabenow, George Voinovich
Northeast	Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu	Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed	Chuck Schumer
South	Lamar Alexander, George Allen, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Bill Nelson, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, John Warner	Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Pryor, Paul Sarbanes	Jay Rockefeller
West	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None		Barack Obama
2006	George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent	Lincoln Chafee, Mark Dayton, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed	Jay Rockefeller
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter	Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Chuck Schumer
2012	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Debbie Stabenow

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln	Mark Pryor
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard	Kenneth Salazar
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware		Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida	Mel Martinez, Bill Nelson
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois		Dick Durbin, Barack Obama
Indiana	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	David Vitter	Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman	Mark Dayton
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond, Jim Talent
Montana	Max Baucus, Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York		Hillary Clinton	Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine	George Voinovich
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island		Lincoln Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	John Thune	Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bill Frist
Texas	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont		James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	George Allen, John Warner
Washington		Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd	Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	George Allen, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, John Ensign, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, Jim Talent, John Thune, David Vitter	Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Chuck Schumer
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Harry Reid, Paul Sarbanes, George Voinovich	Jay Rockefeller

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Max Baucus, Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson	Daniel Akaka, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Paul Sarbanes, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer
Independent		James Jeffords
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, John Thune, David Vitter, John Warner	Lincoln Chafee, George Voinovich