Vote 125

Question: Whether the Amendment is Germane
Category: Motion
Vote description: Is Section 431 of the Senate Language to H.R. 1591 Germane?; In the nature of a substitute.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Germane, 57-41, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: March 29, 2007, 10:48 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 641
Republican majority opinion: No (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	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Mike Enzi
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Lisa Murkowski
Leo	Norm Coleman, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Jon Tester	Liddy Dole
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott
Pisces	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar	Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Susan Collins
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe
Male	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, 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, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Sununu, Craig Thomas, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Mike Enzi, Tim Johnson

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Ted Stevens	Lisa Murkowski
Arizona		Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Kenneth Salazar	Wayne Allard
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida	Bill Nelson	Mel Martinez
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	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas		Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky		Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	David Vitter
Maine		Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Chuck Hagel
Nevada	Harry Reid	John Ensign
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	Sherrod Brown	George Voinovich
Oklahoma		Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Bob Casey, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina		Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota		John Thune	Tim Johnson
Tennessee		Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Texas	Kay Bailey Hutchison	John Cornyn
Utah		Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders
Virginia	Jim Webb	John Warner
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Craig Thomas	Mike Enzi

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden		Tim Johnson
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Kit Bond, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, 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, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, Craig Thomas, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Mike Enzi