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Senate roll call 559 · 107th Congress · Jul 17, 2002

Of a perfecting nature.

On Jul 17, 2002, the Senate voted 69–30 on “On the Amendment” (S 812). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 45–5, Republicans 23–25, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
69
No
30
Did not vote
3
Date
Jul 17, 2002

By party

  • Republicans23 yes · 25 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats45 yes · 5 no
  • Independents1 yes · 0 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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