An original bill to respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting American agricultural producers.

On Aug 3, 2001, the Senate voted 49–48 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 1246). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 2–46, Democrats 46–2, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 members voted against their own party.

During the 107th Congress (2001–2002), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held the House majority, while the Senate was split evenly.

Result: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 49
No: 48
Did not vote: 5
Date: Aug 3, 2001

By party

Republicans2 yes · 46 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats46 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted yes
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo 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
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Jesse Helms R-NC
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
John Eric Ensign R-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
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
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
George Allen R-VA
John William Warner R-VA
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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