Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act

On Feb 8, 2000, the House voted 378–16 on “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass” (S 632). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 187–16, Democrats 189–0, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 members voted against their own party.

During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Passed
Yes: 378
No: 16
Did not vote: 46
Date: Feb 8, 2000

By party

Republicans187 yes · 16 no · 22 didn’t vote
Democrats189 yes · 0 no · 24 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Asa Hutchinson R-AR voted no
Walter William (Wally) Herger R-CA voted no
John Taylor Doolittle R-CA voted no
William Marshall Thomas R-CA voted no
Robert W. Schaffer R-CO voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
Howard Coble R-NC voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
Mark Sanford R-SC voted no
John J. Duncan Jr. R-TN voted no
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
William Reynolds Archer Jr. R-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Paul D. Ryan R-WI voted no
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. R-WI voted no

The bill

S. 632: A bill to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Poison Control Center Enhancement and…: House Vote, Feb 8, 2000,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-H-617/poison-control-center-enhancement-and-awareness-act (accessed 2026-10-17).