Vote 217

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3711; A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.
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: Agreed to, 86-12, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: July 26, 2006, 10:05 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: Yes (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, Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Mark Dayton, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich	Dianne Feinstein
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Mike DeWine, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Robert Menendez
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Bill Nelson, Jim Talent	Patty Murray
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar	Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer		John Kerry
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Barbara Boxer, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Joe Biden
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter	Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, John Sununu

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

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

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

	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	Tom Carper		Joe Biden
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	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
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	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
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	Tim Johnson, John Thune
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, Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Kenneth Salazar, Rick Santorum, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Debbie Stabenow, John Sununu, Jim Talent, John Thune, David Vitter	Mark Dayton, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Chris Dodd, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Frank Lautenberg, Joseph Lieberman, Paul Sarbanes	Joe Biden, John Kerry

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow	Barbara Boxer, Mark Dayton, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Frank Lautenberg, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Paul Sarbanes, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, John Kerry
Independent	James Jeffords
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard Burr, Lincoln Chafee, 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, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Olympia Snowe