Senate roll call 443 · 108th Congress · Nov 6, 2003
Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding country of origin labeling requirements.
On Nov 6, 2003, the Senate voted 36–58 on “On the Motion” (HR 2673). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 29–20, Democrats 7–37, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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 Rejected
- Yes
- 36
- No
- 58
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Nov 6, 2003
By party
- Republicans29 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 37 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- 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
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- William H. Frist R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- 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
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- 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
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- 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
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- John Edwards D-NC
- John E. Sununu R-NH
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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