Senate roll call 15 · 106th Congress · Feb 9, 1999
On the Motion
On Feb 9, 1999, the Senate voted 59–41 on “On the Motion”. Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 14–41, Democrats 45–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 59
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Feb 9, 1999
By party
- Republicans14 yes · 41 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats45 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Spencer Abraham R-MI voted yes
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “On the Motion: Senate Vote, Feb 9, 1999,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-S-15/on-the-motion (accessed 2026-10-13).