• Did the Vote Pass? Yes
  • Voted Yea 52
  • Voted Nay 36
  • Didn't Vote 2
  • Voted Present 0
This amendment, sponsored by Senator Ensign, would include Federal entities in the definition of earmarks. This would help to clear up the many abuses of earmarks by expanding their definition.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name Party District Voted

Daniel Akaka

Democrat

HI

Yea

Lamar Alexander

Republican

TN

Yea

Wayne Allard

Republican

CO

Yea

Max Baucus

Democrat

MT

Yea

Robert Bennett

Republican

UT

Yea

Jeff Bingaman

Democrat

NM

Yea

Christopher Bond

Republican

MO

Yea

Samuel Brownback

Republican

KS

Yea

Jim Bunning

Republican

KY

Yea

Saxby Chambliss

Republican

GA

Yea

Norm Coleman

Republican

MN

Yea

Susan Collins

Republican

ME

Yea

Kent Conrad

Democrat

ND

Yea

Larry Craig

Republican

ID

Yea

Mike Crapo

Republican

ID

Yea

Mark Dayton

Democrat

MN

Yea

Christopher Dodd

Other

CT

Yea

Elizabeth Dole

Republican

NC

Yea

Pete Domenici

Republican

NM

Yea

Byron Dorgan

Democrat

ND

Yea

Dick Durbin

Democrat

IL

Yea

Dianne Feinstein

Democrat

CA

Yea

William Frist

Republican

TN

Yea

Chuck Grassley

Republican

IA

Yea

Judd Gregg

Republican

NH

Yea

Charles Hagel

Republican

NE

Yea

Kay Hutchison

Republican

TX

Yea

Daniel Inouye

Democrat

HI

Yea

James Jeffords

Independent

VT

Yea

Tim Johnson

Democrat

SD

Yea

Edward Kennedy

Democrat

MA

Yea

Mary Landrieu

Democrat

LA

Yea

Frank Lautenberg

Democrat

NJ

Yea

Patrick Leahy

Democrat

Yea

Carl Levin

Democrat

MI

Yea

Blanche Lincoln

Democrat

AR

Yea

Trent Lott

Republican

MS

Yea

Richard Lugar

Republican

IN

Yea

Mitch McConnell

Republican

KY

Yea

Lisa Murkowski

Republican

AK

Yea

Patty Murray

Democrat

WA

Yea

Ben Nelson

Democrat

NE

Yea

Mark Pryor

Democrat

AR

Yea

Jack Reed

Democrat

RI

Yea

Pat Roberts

Republican

KS

Yea

Paul Sarbanes

Democrat

MD

Yea

Chuck Schumer

Democrat

NY

Yea

Richard Shelby

Republican

AL

Yea

Olympia Snowe

Republican

ME

Yea

Arlen Specter

Democrat

PA

Yea

Ted Stevens

Republican

AK

Yea

George Voinovich

Republican

OH

Yea

George Allen

Republican

VA

Nay

Evan Bayh

Democrat

IN

Nay

Conrad Burns

Republican

MT

Nay

Richard Burr

Republican

Nay

Maria Cantwell

Democrat

WA

Nay

Tom Carper

Democrat

DE

Nay

Lincoln Chafee

Republican

RI

Nay

Hillary Clinton

Democrat

NY

Nay

Thomas Coburn

Republican

OK

Nay

John Cornyn

Republican

TX

Nay

Jim DeMint

Republican

SC

Nay

Michael DeWine

Republican

OH

Nay

John Ensign

Republican

NV

Nay

Mike Enzi

Republican

WY

Nay

Russell Feingold

Democrat

WI

Nay

Lindsey Graham

Republican

SC

Nay

Thomas Harkin

Democrat

IA

Nay

Jim Inhofe

Republican

OK

Nay

John Isakson

Republican

GA

Nay

John Kerry

Democrat

MA

Nay

Herbert Kohl

Democrat

WI

Nay

Joseph Lieberman

Independent

CT

Nay

Mel Martinez

Republican

FL

Nay

John McCain

Republican

AZ

Nay

Bob Menendez

Democrat

NJ

Nay

Bill Nelson

Democrat

FL

Nay

Ken Salazar

Democrat

CO

Nay

Richard Santorum

Republican

PA

Nay

Gordon Smith

Republican

OR

Nay

Debbie Stabenow

Democrat

MI

Nay

John Sununu

Republican

NH

Nay

James Talent

Republican

MO

Nay

Craig Thomas

Republican

WY

Nay

John Thune

Republican

SD

Nay

John Warner

Republican

VA

Nay

Ron Wyden

Democrat

OR

Nay

Robert Byrd

Democrat

WV

Missed

John Rockefeller

Democrat

WV

Missed