Senate roll call 403 · 107th Congress · Feb 12, 2002
To make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.
On Feb 12, 2002, the Senate voted 46–53 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 1731). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 36–13, Democrats 10–39, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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 Failed
- Yes
- 46
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Feb 12, 2002
By party
- Republicans36 yes · 13 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats10 yes · 39 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA voted yes
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- John Edwards D-NC voted yes
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted yes
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- 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
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Edwards D-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- 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
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell 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
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- 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
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Jean Carnahan D-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- 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
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- 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
- 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
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Dean Barkley I-MN
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
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