Senate roll call 350 · 107th Congress · Dec 5, 2001
To modernize the financing of the railroad retirement system and to provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries.
On Dec 5, 2001, the Senate voted 80–19 on “On the Motion” (HR 10). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 30–19, Democrats 49–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 80
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Dec 5, 2001
By party
- Republicans30 yes · 19 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats49 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted no
- William H. Frist R-TN voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
The bill
H.R. 10: To provide for pension reform, and for other purposes.
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd 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
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Jean Carnahan D-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray 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
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Dean Barkley I-MN
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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