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Senate roll call 408 · 107th Congress · Feb 13, 2002

To express the sense of the Senate that the repeal of the estate tax should be made permanent by eliminating the sunset provision's applicability to the estate

On Feb 13, 2002, the Senate voted 56–42 on “On the Amendment” (S 1731). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 11–39, Republicans 45–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
Amendment Agreed to
Yes
56
No
42
Did not vote
4
Date
Feb 13, 2002

By party

  • Republicans45 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats11 yes · 39 no
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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