Senate roll call 405 · 108th Congress · Oct 23, 2003
To prohibit the enforcement of the ban on travel to Cuba.
On Oct 23, 2003, the Senate voted 36–59 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 2989). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 30–19, Democrats 6–39, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 members voted against their own party.
During the 108th Congress (2003–2004), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion to Table Failed
- Yes
- 36
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Oct 23, 2003
By party
- Republicans30 yes · 19 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats6 yes · 39 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ voted yes
- Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- 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
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John William Warner 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
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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