Senate roll call 47 · 107th Congress · Mar 26, 2001
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
On Mar 26, 2001, the Senate voted 40–56 on “On the Joint Resolution” (SJRES 4). Result: Joint Resolution Defeated. By party: Republicans 4–44, Democrats 36–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- Joint Resolution Defeated
- Yes
- 40
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Mar 26, 2001
By party
- Republicans4 yes · 44 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats36 yes · 12 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted no
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- John Edwards D-NC voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ voted no
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Jean Carnahan D-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- 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
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Edwards D-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Dean Barkley I-MN
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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