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
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted yes
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted yes
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ voted no
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI 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
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. 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
- 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
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- 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
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- 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
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- 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
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- 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
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Dean Barkley I-MN
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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