The House voted for the second time in a year to erect a fence along a third of the U.S.-Mexican border, part of a Republican effort to keep illegal immigration an issue before voters. A new 700 miles of double-layered fencing won approval on a 283-138 vote , Voting YES were 219 Republicans and 64 Democrats. Voting  NO were 131 Democrats, 6 Republicans and 1 independent.

 

Y= Yes vote   N= No Vote   X = did not vote.

ALABAMA

Democrats _ Cramer, Y; Davis, Y.

Republicans _ Aderholt, Y; Bachus, Y; Bonner, Y; Everett, Y; Rogers, Y.

ALASKA

Republicans _ Young, N.

ARIZONA

Democrats _ Grijalva, N; Pastor, N.

Republicans _ Flake, Y; Franks, Y; Hayworth, Y; Kolbe, N; Renzi, Y; Shadegg, Y.

ARKANSAS

Democrats _ Berry, Y; Ross, Y; Snyder, N.

Republicans _ Boozman, Y.

CALIFORNIA

Democrats _ Baca, N; Becerra, N; Berman, N; Capps, N; Cardoza, Y; Costa, Y; Davis, N; Eshoo, N; Farr, N; Filner, N; Harman, N; Honda, N; Lantos, N; Lee, N; Lofgren, Zoe, N; Matsui, N; Millender-McDonald, N; Miller, George, N; Napolitano, N; Pelosi, N; Roybal-Allard, N; Sanchez, Linda T., N; Sanchez, Loretta, N; Schiff, N; Sherman, N; Solis, N; Stark, N; Tauscher, N; Thompson, N; Waters, N; Watson, N; Waxman, N; Woolsey, N.

Republicans _ Bilbray, Y; Bono, Y; Calvert, Y; Campbell, Y; Doolittle, Y; Dreier, Y; Gallegly, Y; Herger, Y; Hunter, Y; Issa, Y; Lewis, Y; Lungren, Daniel E., Y; McKeon, Y; Miller, Gary, Y; Nunes, Y; Pombo, Y; Radanovich, Y; Rohrabacher, Y; Royce, Y; Thomas, Y.

COLORADO

Democrats _ DeGette, N; Salazar, N; Udall, N.

Republicans _ Beauprez, Y; Hefley, Y; Musgrave, Y; Tancredo, Y.

CONNECTICUT

Democrats _ DeLauro, N; Larson, N.

Republicans _ Johnson, Y; Shays, Y; Simmons, Y.

DELAWARE

Republicans _ Castle, Y.

FLORIDA

Democrats _ Boyd, Y; Brown, Corrine, Y; Davis, X; Hastings, N; Meek, N; Wasserman Schultz, N; Wexler, Y.

Republicans _ Bilirakis, Y; Brown-Waite, Ginny, Y; Crenshaw, Y; Diaz-Balart, L., N; Diaz-Balart, M., N; Feeney, Y; Foley, Y; Harris, Y; Keller, X; Mack, Y; Mica, Y; Miller, Y; Putnam, Y; Ros-Lehtinen, N; Shaw, Y; Stearns, Y; Weldon, Y; Young, Y.

GEORGIA

Democrats _ Barrow, Y; Bishop, Y; Lewis, N; Marshall, Y; McKinney, N; Scott, N.

Republicans _ Deal, Y; Gingrey, Y; Kingston, Y; Linder, Y; Norwood, Y; Price, Y; Westmoreland, Y.

HAWAII

Democrats _ Abercrombie, N; Case, X.

IDAHO

Republicans _ Otter, Y; Simpson, Y.

ILLINOIS

Democrats _ Bean, Y; Costello, Y; Davis, N; Emanuel, N; Evans, X; Gutierrez, N; Jackson, N; Lipinski, Y; Rush, N; Schakowsky, N.

Republicans _ Biggert, Y; Hastert, (the speaker, by tradition, often does not vote); Hyde, Y; Johnson, Y; Kirk, Y; LaHood, Y; Manzullo, Y; Shimkus, Y; Weller, Y.

INDIANA

Democrats _ Carson, N; Visclosky, N.

Republicans _ Burton, Y; Buyer, Y; Chocola, Y; Hostettler, Y; Pence, Y; Sodrel, Y; Souder, Y.

IOWA

Democrats _ Boswell, Y.

Republicans _ King, Y; Latham, Y; Leach, Y; Nussle, Y.

KANSAS

Democrats _ Moore, Y.

Republicans _ Moran, Y; Ryun, Y; Tiahrt, Y.

KENTUCKY

Democrats _ Chandler, Y.

Republicans _ Davis, Y; Lewis, Y; Northup, Y; Rogers, Y; Whitfield, Y.

LOUISIANA

Democrats _ Jefferson, N; Melancon, Y.

Republicans _ Alexander, Y; Baker, Y; Boustany, Y; Jindal, Y; McCrery, Y.

MAINE

Democrats _ Allen, N; Michaud, N.

MARYLAND

Democrats _ Cardin, N; Cummings, N; Hoyer, N; Ruppersberger, Y; Van Hollen, N; Wynn, N.

Republicans _ Bartlett, Y; Gilchrest, Y.

MASSACHUSETTS

Democrats _ Capuano, Y; Delahunt, Y; Frank, Y; Lynch, Y; Markey, N; McGovern, N; Meehan, N; Neal, N; Olver, N; Tierney, N.

MICHIGAN

Democrats _ Conyers, N; Dingell, N; Kildee, Y; Kilpatrick, N; Levin, N; Stupak, Y.

Republicans _ Camp, Y; Ehlers, Y; Hoekstra, Y; Knollenberg, Y; McCotter, Y; Miller, Y; Rogers, Y; Schwarz, Y; Upton, Y.

MINNESOTA

Democrats _ McCollum, N; Oberstar, N; Peterson, Y; Sabo, N.

Republicans _ Gutknecht, Y; Kennedy, Y; Kline, Y; Ramstad, Y.

MISSISSIPPI

Democrats _ Taylor, Y; Thompson, N.

Republicans _ Pickering, Y; Wicker, Y.

MISSOURI

Democrats _ Carnahan, N; Clay, N; Cleaver, X; Skelton, Y.

Republicans _ Akin, Y; Blunt, Y; Emerson, Y; Graves, Y; Hulshof, Y.

MONTANA

Republicans _ Rehberg, Y.

NEBRASKA

Republicans _ Fortenberry, Y; Osborne, Y; Terry, Y.

NEVADA

Democrats _ Berkley, Y.

Republicans _ Gibbons, Y; Porter, Y.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Republicans _ Bass, Y; Bradley, Y.

NEW JERSEY

Democrats _ Andrews, Y; Holt, N; Pallone, N; Pascrell, Y; Payne, N; Rothman, N.

Republicans _ Ferguson, Y; Frelinghuysen, Y; Garrett, Y; LoBiondo, Y; Saxton, Y; Smith, Y.

NEW MEXICO

Democrats _ Udall, N.

Republicans _ Pearce, Y; Wilson, Y.

NEW YORK

Democrats _ Ackerman, N; Bishop, Y; Crowley, N; Engel, N; Higgins, N; Hinchey, N; Israel, Y; Lowey, N; Maloney, Y; McCarthy, Y; McNulty, N; Meeks, N; Nadler, N; Owens, N; Rangel, N; Serrano, N; Slaughter, N; Towns, N; Velazquez, N; Weiner, Y.

Republicans _ Boehlert, Y; Fossella, Y; Kelly, Y; King, Y; Kuhl, Y; McHugh, Y; Reynolds, Y; Sweeney, Y; Walsh, Y.

NORTH CAROLINA

Democrats _ Butterfield, N; Etheridge, Y; McIntyre, Y; Miller, Y; Price, N; Watt, N.

Republicans _ Coble, Y; Foxx, Y; Hayes, Y; Jones, Y; McHenry, Y; Myrick, Y; Taylor, Y.

NORTH DAKOTA

Democrats _ Pomeroy, Y.

OHIO

Democrats _ Brown, Y; Jones, N; Kaptur, Present; Kucinich, N; Ryan, Y; Strickland, X.

Republicans _ Boehner, Y; Chabot, Y; Gillmor, Y; Hobson, Y; LaTourette, Y; Ney, X; Oxley, Y; Pryce, Y; Regula, Y; Schmidt, Y; Tiberi, Y; Turner, Y.

OKLAHOMA

Democrats _ Boren, Y.

Republicans _ Cole, Y; Istook, Y; Lucas, Y; Sullivan, Y.

OREGON

Democrats _ Blumenauer, N; DeFazio, Y; Hooley, Y; Wu, N.

Republicans _ Walden, Y.

PENNSYLVANIA

Democrats _ Brady, N; Doyle, N; Fattah, N; Holden, Y; Kanjorski, Y; Murtha, N; Schwartz, N.

Republicans _ Dent, Y; English, Y; Fitzpatrick, Y; Gerlach, Y; Hart, Y; Murphy, Y; Peterson, Y; Pitts, Y; Platts, Y; Sherwood, Y; Shuster, Y; Weldon, Y.

RHODE ISLAND

Democrats _ Kennedy, N; Langevin, N.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Democrats _ Clyburn, N; Spratt, Y.

Republicans _ Barrett, Y; Brown, Y; Inglis, Y; Wilson, Y.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Democrats _ Herseth, Y.

TENNESSEE

Democrats _ Cooper, Y; Davis, Y; Ford, Y; Gordon, Y; Tanner, Y.

Republicans _ Blackburn, Y; Duncan, Y; Jenkins, Y; Wamp, Y.

TEXAS

Democrats _ Cuellar, N; Doggett, N; Edwards, Y; Gonzalez, N; Green, Al, N; Green, Gene, N; Hinojosa, N; Jackson-Lee, N; Johnson, E. B., N; Ortiz, N; Reyes, N.

Republicans _ Barton, Y; Bonilla, Y; Brady, Y; Burgess, Y; Carter, Y; Conaway, N; Culberson, X; Gohmert, Y; Granger, Y; Hall, Y; Hensarling, Y; Johnson, Sam, X; Marchant, Y; McCaul, Y; Neugebauer, Y; Paul, Y; Poe, Y; Sessions, Y; Smith, Y; Thornberry, Y.

UTAH

Democrats _ Matheson, Y.

Republicans _ Bishop, Y; Cannon, Y.

VERMONT

Independent _ Sanders, N.

VIRGINIA

Democrats _ Boucher, Y; Moran, Y; Scott, N.

Republicans _ Cantor, Y; Davis, Jo Ann, Y; Davis, Tom, Y; Drake, Y; Forbes, X; Goode, Y; Goodlatte, Y; Wolf, Y.

WASHINGTON

Democrats _ Baird, Y; Dicks, N; Inslee, N; Larsen, N; McDermott, N; Smith, Y.

Republicans _ Hastings, Y; McMorris Rodgers, Y; Reichert, Y.

WEST VIRGINIA

Democrats _ Mollohan, Y; Rahall, Y.

Republicans _ Capito, Y.

WISCONSIN

Democrats _ Baldwin, N; Kind, Y; Moore, N; Obey, N.

Republicans _ Green, Y; Petri, Y; Ryan, Y; Sensenbrenner, Y.

WYOMING

Republicans _ Cubin, Y.

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9/20/06 The Senate voted to move forward on the Secure Fence Act of 2006 on Wednesday. It is a House passed measure that would authorize the construction of 700 miles of fencing along the U.S. Mexico border.

Vote Counts: 

YEAs 94
NAYs 0
Not Voting 6

YEAs ---94
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Chafee (R-RI)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
Dayton (D-MN)
DeMint (R-SC)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 6
Akaka (D-HI)
Dodd (D-CT)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Menendez (D-NJ)

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