Voter Information

Key Civil Liberties Votes in Congress

Senator Lindsey Graham original amendment to Defense Appropriations bill S. 1042 - Status of detainees substitute amendment. Replaced on 11/15/2005 by a substitute S Amdt 2524 to S Amdt 2515 to S 1042, Roll call 325

Passed: November 15, 2005
Senate

Yay	79
Nay	19
Not Voting	2

Summary: According to a report by the Congressional Research Service, this amendment eliminate all federal court jurisdiction over habeas cases on behalf of the detainees. Any alien in DoD custody at Guantanamo Bay for any reason other than enemy combatant status would likewise be precluded from seeking habeas relief."

Senator Lindsey Graham original amendment to Defense Appropriations bill, S. 1042, denying Guantánamo detainees designated by the administration as "enemy combatants" of their right to seek a habeas review of their detentions
Roll call 319
Replaced on 11/15/2005 by a substitute
S. Amdt 2524 to S. Amdt 2515 to S 1042, Roll call 325

Note: (Not introduced in the House.)

Alaska
   Murkowski (R-JR): Yea
   Stevens (R-SR): Yea
Alabama
   Sessions (R-JR): Nay
   Shelby (R-SR): Yea
Arkansas
   Lincoln (D-SR): Yea
   Pryor (D-JR): Yea
Arizona
   Kyl (R-JR): Nay
   McCain (R-SR): Nay
California
   Boxer (D-JR): Yea
   Feinstein (D-SR): Yea
Colorado
   Allard (R-SR): Yea
   Salazar (D-JR): Yea
Connecticut
   Dodd (D-SR): Yea
   Lieberman (D-JR): Yea
Delaware
   Biden (D-SR): Yea
   Carper (D-JR): Yea
Florida
   Martinez (R-JR): Yea
   Nelson (D-SR): Yea
Georgia
   Chambliss (R-SR): Nay
   Isakson (R-JR): Nay
Hawaii
   Akaka (D-JR): Yea
   Inouye (D-SR): Yea
Iowa
   Grassley (R-SR): Yea
   Harkin (D-JR): Nay
Idaho
   Craig (R-SR): Yea
   Crapo (R-JR): Yea
Illinois
   Durbin (D-SR): Yea
   Obama (D-JR): Yea
Indiana
   Bayh (D-JR): Yea
   Lugar (R-SR): Yea
Kansas
   Brownback (R-SR): Yea
   Roberts (R-JR): Yea
Kentucky
   Bunning (R-JR): Nay
   McConnell (R-SR): Yea
Louisiana
   Landrieu (D-SR): Yea
   Vitter (R-JR): Nay
Massachusetts
   Kennedy (D-SR): Nay
   Kerry (D-JR): Nay
Maryland
   Mikulski (D-JR): Yea
   Sarbanes (D-SR): Yea
Maine
   Collins (R-JR): Yea
   Snowe (R-SR): Yea
Michigan
   Levin (D-SR): Yea
   Stabenow (D-JR): Yea
Minnesota
   Coleman (R-JR): Yea
   Dayton (D-SR): Yea
Missouri
   Bond (R-SR): Yea
   Talent (R-JR): Yea
Mississippi
   Cochran (R-SR): Yea
   Lott (R-JR): Yea
Montana
   Baucus (D-SR): Yea
   Burns (R-JR): Yea
North Carolina
   Burr (R-JR): Nay
   Dole (R-SR): Yea
North Dakota
   Conrad (D-SR): Nay
   Dorgan (D-JR): Yea
Nebraska
   Hagel (R-SR): Yea
   Nelson (D-JR): Yea
New Hampshire
   Gregg (R-SR): Yea
   Sununu (R-JR): Yea
New Jersey
   Corzine (D-JR): NV
   Lautenberg (D-SR): Yea
New Mexico
   Bingaman (D-JR): Yea
   Domenici (R-SR): Yea
Nevada
   Ensign (R-JR): Yea
   Reid (D-SR): Yea
New York
   Clinton (D-JR): Yea
   Schumer (D-SR): Yea
Ohio
   DeWine (R-SR): Yea
   Voinovich (R-JR): Yea
Oklahoma
   Coburn (R-JR): Nay
   Inhofe (R-SR): Nay
Oregon
   Smith (R-JR): Yea
   Wyden (D-SR): Yea
Pennsylvania
   Santorum (R-JR): Yea
   Specter (R-SR): Yea
Rhode Island
   Chafee (R-JR): Yea
   Reed (D-SR): Yea
South Carolina
   DeMint (R-JR): Nay
   Graham (R-SR): Nay
South Dakota
   Johnson (D-SR): Yea
   Thune (R-JR): Nay
Tennessee
   Alexander (R-JR): NV
   Frist (R-SR): Yea
Texas
   Cornyn (R-JR): Yea
   Hutchison (R-SR): Yea
Utah
   Bennett (R-JR): Yea
   Hatch (R-SR): Yea
Virginia
   Allen (R-JR): Yea
   Warner (R-SR): Yea
Vermont
   Jeffords (I-JR): Yea
   Leahy (D-SR): Nay
Washington
   Cantwell (D-JR): Yea
   Murray (D-SR): Yea
Wisconsin
   Feingold (D-JR): Yea
   Kohl (D-SR): Yea
West Virginia
   Byrd (D-SR): Nay
   Rockefeller (D-JR): Yea
Wyoming
   Enzi (R-JR): Yea
   Thomas (R-SR): Yea