Roll Call Vote #250 · 106th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 14, 2000, 5:39 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4135 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file) (H.R. 4444)
Amendment S.Amdt. 4135 (To authorize and request the President to report to the Congress annually, beginning in January, 2001, on the balance of trade with China for cereals (wheat, corn, and rice) and soybeans, and to direct the President to eliminate any deficit.)
Amendment Rejected (16-81)
16 Yea
81 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 54 senators
8 Yea / 45 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Democrat 46 senators
8 Yea / 36 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ben Campbell (Republican–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jeff Sessions, III (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Smith (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 16
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Nay 81
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Max Cleland (GA)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- John Edwards (NC)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Peter Fitzgerald (IL)
- William Frist (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Timothy Hutchinson (AR)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Zell Miller (GA)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Robert Torricelli (NJ)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 3
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
Other Votes on H.R. 4444
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Vote #231 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4444Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (86-12) Jul 27, 2000
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Vote #233 On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4444Motion to Proceed Agreed to (92-5) Sep 7, 2000
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Vote #234 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4114 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (30-67) Sep 7, 2000
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Vote #235 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4115 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (32-64) Sep 7, 2000
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Vote #236 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4122 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (13-81) Sep 7, 2000
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Vote #238 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4119 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (29-68) Sep 12, 2000
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Vote #239 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4125 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (32-63) Sep 12, 2000
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Vote #240 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4131 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (33-62) Sep 13, 2000
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Vote #241 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4129 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (29-66) Sep 13, 2000
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Vote #242 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4132 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (65-32) Sep 13, 2000
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).