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Senate roll call 645 · 106th Congress · Oct 12, 2000

To express the sense of the Congress regarding the cleanup of rivers and ocean waters contaminated with DDT, PCBs, dioxins, metals and other toxic chemicals.

On Oct 12, 2000, the Senate voted 56–39 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 4635). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 44–8, Democrats 12–31. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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 Agreed to
Yes
56
No
39
Did not vote
7
Date
Oct 12, 2000

By party

  • Republicans44 yes · 8 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats12 yes · 31 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 4635: Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To express the sense of the Congress…: Senate Vote, Oct 12, 2000,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-S-645/to-express-the-sense-of-the-congress-regarding-the (accessed 2026-10-17).

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