Senate roll call 492 · 106th Congress · Jun 7, 2000
To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services.
On Jun 7, 2000, the Senate voted 52–46 on “On the Motion” (S 2549). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 17–36, Democrats 35–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 52
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Jun 7, 2000
By party
- Republicans17 yes · 36 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats35 yes · 10 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Spencer Abraham R-MI voted yes
- Rod Grams R-MN voted yes
- John David Ashcroft R-MO voted yes
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted yes
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-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
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- 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
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- 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
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- 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
- John William Warner R-VA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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