Senate roll call 613 · 106th Congress · Sep 12, 2000
To require the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has taken certain actions with respect to ensuring human rights protection.
On Sep 12, 2000, the Senate voted 32–63 on “On the Amendment” (HR 4444). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 19–33, Democrats 13–30. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 32 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
- 32
- No
- 63
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Sep 12, 2000
By party
- Republicans19 yes · 33 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats13 yes · 30 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted yes
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted yes
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted yes
- John David Ashcroft R-MO voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted yes
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard 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
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- 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
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- 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
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Other votes
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