Senate roll call 336 · 106th Congress · Oct 21, 1999
To express the sense of Congress in support of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.
On Oct 21, 1999, the Senate voted 48–51 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 1692). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 46–8, Democrats 2–43. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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 to Table Failed
- Yes
- 48
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Oct 21, 1999
By party
- Republicans46 yes · 8 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 43 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard 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
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- 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
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- 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
- 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
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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