Senate roll call 286 · 107th Congress · Sep 25, 2001
To strike title XXIX, relating to defense base closure and realignment.
On Sep 25, 2001, the Senate voted 53–47 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 1438). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 31–19, Republicans 21–28, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 40 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
- Motion to Table Agreed to
- Yes
- 53
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Sep 25, 2001
By party
- Republicans21 yes · 28 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats31 yes · 19 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- Jean Carnahan D-MO voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- John Edwards D-NC voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted yes
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted yes
- George Allen R-VA voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Jean Carnahan D-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Edwards D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
- Dean Barkley I-MN
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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