Senate roll call 464 · 107th Congress · Apr 24, 2002
To modify the definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste.
On Apr 24, 2002, the Senate voted 50–46 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 517). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 27–21, Democrats 23–25. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 44 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
- 50
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Apr 24, 2002
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 21 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats23 yes · 25 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- 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
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY voted yes
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
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
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- 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
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Hillary Rodham Clinton 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
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- 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
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Did not vote
- Dean Barkley I-MN
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
Other votes
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