Under God in the Pledge
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The table below details every recorded vote by the U.S. Senate regarding the "under God" phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance from 2001-2006 organized alphabetically by the Senator's last name.

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Symbol
A
N
NV
Meaning
Aye Vote
Nay Vote
Did Not Vote
Bill Sponsor
Bill Co-Sponsor


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Organize List by State

Senator's Name
109th Session
(2005-2006)
108th Session
(2003-2004)
107th Session
(2001-2002)
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
A
A
A
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
A
Wayne Allard (R-CO)
A
A
A
George Allen (R-VA)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Max Baucus (D-MT)
A
A
A
Evan Bayh (D-IN)
A
A
A
Robert Bennett (R-UT)
A
A
A
Joseph Biden (D-DE)
A
A
A
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
A
A
A
'Kit' Bond (R-MO)
A
A
A
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
A
A
A
John Breaux (D-LA)
A
A
A
Sam Brownback (R-KS)
A
A
A
Jim Bunning (R-KY)
A
A
A
Conrad Burns (R-MT)
A
A
A
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Robert Byrd (D-WV)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Ben Campbell (R-CO)
A
A
A
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
A
A
A
Jean Carnahan (D-MO)
A
A
Thomas Carper (D-DE)
A
A
A
Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)
A
A
A
C. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
A
Max Cleland (D-GA)
A
A
Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
A
A
A
Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Thad Cochran (R-MS)
A
A
A
Norm Coleman (R-MN)
A
Susan Collins (R-ME)
A
A
A
Kent Conrad (D-ND)
A
A
A
John Cornyn (R-TX)
A
Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
A
A
A
Larry Craig (R-ID)
A
A
A
Michael Crapo (R-ID)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Tom Daschle (D-SD)
A
A
A
Mark Dayton (D-MN)
A
A
A
Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Mike DeWine (R-OH)
A
A
A
Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
A
A
A
Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
A
Pete Domenici (R-NM)
NV
A
A
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
A
A
A
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
John Edwards (D-NC)
NV
A
A
John Ensign (R-NV)
A
A
A
Michael Enzi (R-WY)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Russ Feingold (D-WI)
A
A
A
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
A
A
A
Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)
A
A
A
Bill Frist (R-TN)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Bob Graham (D-FL)
NV
A
A
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
A
Phil Gram (R-TX)
A
A
Charles Grassley (R-IA)
A
A
A
Judd Gregg (R-NH)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
'Chuck' Hagel (R-NE)
A
A
A
Tom Harkin (D-IA)
A
A
A
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
A
A
A
Jesse Helms (R-NC)
A
NV
Ernest Hollings (D-SC)
A
A
A
Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)
A
A
A
Kay Hutchison (R-TX)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
James Inhofe (R-OK)
A
A
A
Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
A
A
A
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Jim Jeffords (I-VT)
A
A
A
Tim Johnson (D-SD)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
'Ted' Kennedy (D-MA)
A
A
A
John Kerry (D-MA)
NV
A
A
Herb Kohl (D-WI)
A
A
A
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
NV
A
A
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
A
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
A
A
A
Carl Levin (D-MI)
A
A
A
Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
A
A
A
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
A
A
A
Trent Lott (R-MS)
A
A
A
Richard Lugar (R-IN)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Mel Martinez (R-FL)
John McCain (R-AZ)
A
A
A
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
NV
A
A
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
A
A
A
Zell Miller (D-GA)
A
A
A
Frank Murkowski (R-AK)
A
A
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
A
Patty Murray (D-WA)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Ben Nelson (D-NE)
A
A
A
Bill Nelson (D-FL)
A
A
A
Don Nickles (R-OK)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Barack Obama (D-IL)
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Mark Pryor (D-AR)
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
John Reed (D-RI)
A
A
A
Harry Reid (D-NV)
A
A
A
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
A
A
A
John Rockefeller (D-WV)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Ken Salazar (D-CO)
Rick Santorum (R-PA)
A
A
A
Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)
A
A
A
'Chuck' Schumer (D-NY)
A
A
A
Jefferson Sessions (R-AL)
A
A
A
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
A
A
A
Bob Smith (R-NH)
A
A
Gordon Smith (R-OR)
A
A
A
Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
A
A
A
Arlen Specter (R-PA)
A
A
A
Debbie Ann Stabenow (D-MI)
A
A
A
Ted Stevens (R-AK)
A
A
A
John Sununu (R-NH)
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
Jim Talent (R-MO)
A
Criag Thomas (R-WY)
A
A
A
Fred Thompson (R-TN)
A
A
John Thune (R-SD)
Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
A
A
Robert Torricelli (R-NJ)
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
David Vitter (R-LA)
George Voinovich (R-OH)
A
A
A
S.Res.244S.Res.243S.J.Res.24S.1046S.Res.378S.1558S.1297S.Res.71S.J.Res7S.J.Res43S.2690S.Res.292S.J.Res.39
John Warner (R-VA)
A
A
A
Paul Wellstone (D-MN)
A
A
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
A
A
A
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