Senate roll call 405 · 106th Congress · Mar 2, 2000
To provide for achievement standards and assessment of student performance in meeting the standards.
On Mar 2, 2000, the Senate voted 30–68 on “On the Amendment” (S 1134). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 9–45, Democrats 21–23. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 30 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 68
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Mar 2, 2000
By party
- Republicans9 yes · 45 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats21 yes · 23 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA voted yes
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted yes
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- 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
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Edwards D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- 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
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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