US Senate passes immigration reform bill

[JURIST] The US Senate has approved the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 by a vote of 62-36. Thirty-two of the thirty-six senators voting against the bill were Republicans, including Trent Lott, Rick Santorum, and Orrin Hatch. Republicans Senators Arlen Specter, Bill Frist, Chuck Hagel, John McCain and most Democrats supported the legislation. (more)

The Roll Call Vote on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006

Vote Counts: YEAs 62 NAYs 36 Not Voting 2

Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Nay

Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea

Stevens (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Nay

McCain (R-AZ), Yea

Arkansas:

Lincoln (D-AR), Yea

Pryor (D-AR), Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Yea

Feinstein (D-CA), Yea

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Nay

Salazar (D-CO), Not Voting

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea

Lieberman (D-CT), Yea

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Yea

Carper (D-DE), Yea

Florida:

Martinez (R-FL), Yea

Nelson (D-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Chambliss (R-GA), Nay

Isakson (R-GA), Nay

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea

Inouye (D-HI), Yea

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Yea

Crapo (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Yea

Obama (D-IL), Yea

Indiana:

Bayh (D-IN), Yea

Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Nay

Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Yea

Roberts (R-KS), Nay

Kentucky:

Bunning (R-KY), Nay

McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Landrieu (D-LA), Yea

Vitter (R-LA), Nay

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Yea

Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea

Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Yea

Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Yea

Stabenow (D-MI), Nay

Minnesota:

Coleman (R-MN), Yea

Dayton (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay

Lott (R-MS), Nay

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Nay

Talent (R-MO), Nay

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea

Burns (R-MT), Nay

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Yea

Nelson (D-NE), Nay

Nevada:

Ensign (R-NV), Nay

Reid (D-NV), Yea

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Yea

Sununu (R-NH), Nay

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea

Menendez (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea

Domenici (R-NM), Yea

New York:

Clinton (D-NY), Yea

Schumer (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Burr (R-NC), Nay

Dole (R-NC), Nay

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Yea

Dorgan (D-ND), Nay

Ohio:

DeWine (R-OH), Yea

Voinovich (R-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Coburn (R-OK), Nay

Inhofe (R-OK), Nay

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Yea

Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Santorum (R-PA), Nay

Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Chafee (R-RI), Yea

Reed (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

DeMint (R-SC), Nay

Graham (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Johnson (D-SD), Yea

Thune (R-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Alexander (R-TN), Nay

Frist (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Nay

Hutchison (R-TX), Nay

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Yea

Hatch (R-UT), Nay

Vermont:

Jeffords (I-VT), Yea

Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Allen (R-VA), Nay

Warner (R-VA), Yea

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Yea

Murray (D-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Nay

Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Yea

Kohl (D-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Enzi (R-WY), Nay

Thomas (R-WY), Nay

Now it's up to President Bush "...to shatter his own party's unity in the House of Representatives if the bill is to become law..." and for the House to fish or cut bait...

~OGD~