To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Act, to modernize programs and services for older ind

On Oct 26, 2000, the Senate voted 25–69 on “On the Amendment” (HR 782). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 25–25, Democrats 0–44. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 25
No: 69
Did not vote: 8
Date: Oct 26, 2000

By party

Republicans25 yes · 25 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 44 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
Connie Mack III R-FL
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
John David Ashcroft R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
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
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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