Roll Call Vote #45 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 11, 1999, 4:50 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 68 to S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 (Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999) (S. 280)
Amendment S.Amdt. 68 (To provide all local educational agencies with the option to use the funds received under section 307 of the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1999, for activities under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act with respect to alternative educational settings.)
Amendment Agreed to (78-21)
78 Yea
21 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
55 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 45 senators
23 Yea / 21 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Max Cleland (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jack Reed (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 78
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- John Edwards (NC)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Peter Fitzgerald (IL)
- William Frist (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Timothy Hutchinson (AR)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Robert Torricelli (NJ)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 21
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Max Cleland (GA)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Not Voting 1
- Patty Murray (WA)
Other Votes on S. 280
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Vote #30 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 32 to S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 (Education Flexibilit…Motion to Table Agreed to (55-42) Mar 3, 1999
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Vote #31 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 36 to S.Amdt. 35 to S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280Amendment Agreed to (100-0) Mar 4, 1999
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Vote #32 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 38 to S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 (Education Flexibilit…Motion to Table Agreed to (54-43) Mar 4, 1999
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Vote #33 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 40 to S. 280 (Education Flexibility Partnership …Motion to Table Failed (0-88) Mar 5, 1999
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Vote #34 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 (Education Flexibility Partnership A…Cloture Motion Rejected (54-41, 3/5 majority required) Mar 8, 1999
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Vote #35 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 (Education Flexibility Partnership A…Cloture Motion Rejected (55-39, 3/5 majority required) Mar 9, 1999
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Vote #36 On the Cloture Motion S. 280Cloture Motion Rejected (44-55, 3/5 majority required) Mar 10, 1999
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Vote #37 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 37 to S.Amdt. 35 to S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280Cloture Motion Rejected (55-44, 3/5 majority required) Mar 10, 1999
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Vote #39 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 60 to S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 (Education Flexibilit…Motion to Table Failed (38-61) Mar 11, 1999
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Vote #40 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 60 to S.Amdt. 31 to S. 280 (Education Flexibility Part…Amendment Agreed to (60-39) Mar 11, 1999
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).