H.R.6: An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

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June 21, 2007 Roll call number 225 in the Senate
Question On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6 )
Ayes: 62 (Democrat: 42; Republican: 18; Other: 2)
Nays: 32 (Democrat: 6; Republican: 26)
Abstained: 5 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 3)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 62%
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka Aye
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Wayne Allard Nay
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Aye
Evan Bayh Nay
Robert Bennett Nay
Joseph Biden Aye
Jeff Bingaman Aye
Kit Bond Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Abstain
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Sam Brownback Abstain
Jim Bunning Nay
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Robert Byrd Aye
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Nay
Hillary Clinton Aye
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Abstain
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Norm Coleman Aye
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Aye
Kent Conrad Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Larry Craig Aye
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Aye
Jim DeMint Nay
Christopher Dodd Aye
Elizabeth Dole Nay
Pete Domenici Nay
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL] Aye
John Ensign Aye
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY] Nay
Russell Feingold Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Judd Gregg Aye
Chuck Hagel Nay
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] Nay
Kay Bailey Hutchison Nay
Sen. James M. Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Daniel K. Inouye Aye
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Abstain
Ted Kennedy Aye
John F. Kerry Aye
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Herb Kohl Aye
Jon Kyl Nay
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA] Nay
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] Aye
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Nay
Joseph I. Lieberman Aye
Blanche Lincoln Aye
Trent Lott Nay
Richard G. Lugar Aye
Mel Martinez Nay
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Abstain
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Nay
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Nay
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Aye
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Aye
Ben Nelson Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Pres. Barack Obama Aye
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR] Nay
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Aye
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV] Aye
Ken Salazar Aye
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Aye
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL] Nay
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] Nay
Gordon Smith Aye
Olympia J. Snowe Aye
Arlen Specter Aye
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI] Nay
Ted Stevens Aye
John Sununu Aye
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Aye
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Nay
George Voinovich Nay
John Warner Aye
Jim Webb Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

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