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Senate Votes on 2006-115

 


Vote number 2006-115 limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000
on May 8, 2006 regarding bill S. 22 Medical Care Access Protection Act
Results: Cloture vote rejected, 48-42 (3/5ths required)

A "cloture motion" cuts off debate. Voting YEA indicates support for the bill as written, in this case to cap medical liability lawsuits. Voting NAY indicates opposition to the bill or a desire to amend it. This bill would "provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system." It would limit medical lawsuit noneconomic damages to $250,000 from the health care provider, and no more than $500,000 from multiple health care institutions.

Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 5: More Federal Funding for Health Coverage.





Democrats voting on 2006-115

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Max Baucus NOMT Democrat Sr Senator
Evan Bayh NOIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
Robert Byrd NOWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell NOWA Democrat Jr Senator
Tom Carper NODE Democrat Jr Senator
Hillary Clinton NONY Democrat Jr Senator
Mark Dayton NOMN Democrat Jr Senator
Chris Dodd NOCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan NOND Democratic incumbent
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein NOCA Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Harkin NOIA Democrat Jr Senator
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic incumbent
Tim Johnson NOSD Democrat Sr Senator
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
John Kerry NOMA Democrat Jr Senator, ran for President 2004
Herbert Kohl NOWI Democrat Sr Senator
Mary Landrieu NOLA Democrat Sr Senator
Frank Lautenberg NONJ Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic incumbent
Carl Levin NOMI Democrat Sr Senator
Joseph Lieberman NOCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln NOAR Democratic incumbent
Robert Menendez NONJ Democratic appointee; previously U.S. Rep.
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson NONE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson NOFL Democrat Sr Senator
Mark Pryor NOAR Democrat Challenger (Former)
Jack Reed NORI Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid NONV Democratic incumbent
Ken Salazar NOCO Democratic Jr Senator
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Democrat Sr Senator
Charles Schumer NONY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow NOMI Democrat Jr Senator
Ron Wyden NOOR Democratic incumbent



Republicans voting on 2006-115

Lamar Alexander YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Wayne Allard YESCO Republican Jr Senator
George Allen YESVA Republican Jr Senator
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning YESKY Republican incumbent
Richard Burr YESNC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Lincoln Chafee YESRI Republican Jr Senator
Saxby Chambliss YESGA Republican Sr Senator
Thad Cochran YESMS Republican Sr Senator
Norm Coleman YESMN Republican Jr Senator
Susan Collins YESME Republican Jr Senator
John Cornyn YESTX Republican Jr Senator
Larry Craig YESID Republican Sr Senator
Michael Crapo NOID Republican incumbent
Jim DeMint YESSC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Mike DeWine YESOH Republican Sr Senator
Elizabeth Dole YESNC Republican Sr Senator
Pete Domenici YESNM Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign YESNV Republican Jr Senator
Michael Enzi YESWY Republican Jr Senator
Bill Frist YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Lindsey Graham NOSC Republican Jr Senator
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Chuck Hagel YESNE Republican Jr Senator
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Johnny Isakson YESGA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Republican Jr Senator
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Mel Martinez YESFL Republican Jr Senator; previously US Housing Secretary
Mitch McConnell YESKY Republican Sr Senator
Lisa Murkowski YESAK Republican incumbent
Pat Roberts YESKS Republican Jr Senator
Rick Santorum YESPA Republican Jr Senator
Jeff Sessions YESAL Republican Sr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican incumbent
Gordon Harold Smith YESOR Republican Jr Senator
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Ted Stevens YESAK Republican Sr Senator
John Sununu YESNH Republican Jr Senator
Jim Talent YESMO Republican Jr Senator
Craig Thomas YESWY Republican Sr Senator
John Thune YESSD Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
David Vitter YESLA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
George Voinovich YESOH Republican incumbent
John Warner YESVA Republican Sr Senator

Independents voting on 2006-115



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 0; NO 39
Republicans: YES 48; NO 3
Independents: YES 0; NO 0