Senate roll call 528 · 107th Congress · Jun 11, 2002
A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.
On Jun 11, 2002, the Senate voted 68–29 on “On Passage of the Bill” (S 2578). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Democrats 36–14, Republicans 31–15, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 29 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
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 68
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Jun 11, 2002
By party
- Republicans31 yes · 15 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats36 yes · 14 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 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 no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted no
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Mark Dayton D-MN voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ voted no
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
S. 2578: A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- 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
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson 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
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-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
- 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
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Jean Carnahan D-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- George Allen 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
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- John William Warner R-VA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Dean Barkley I-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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