Roll Call Vote #47 · 107th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 26, 2001, 6:00 PM (ET)
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 4 (S.J.Res. 4)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Joint Resolution Defeated (40-56, 2/3 majority required)
40 Yea
56 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 44 senators
3 Yea / 39 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Democrat 43 senators
29 Yea / 12 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
-
Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jon Corzine (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Edwards (Democrat–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bill Nelson (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Torricelli (Democrat–NJ) 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 40
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell
- Jean Carnahan (MO)
- Tom Carper
- Max Cleland (GA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Zell Miller (GA)
- Patty Murray
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Chuck Schumer
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Ron Wyden
Nay 56
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- George Allen (VA)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Susan Collins
- Jon Corzine (NJ)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- John Edwards (NC)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Peter Fitzgerald (IL)
- William Frist (TN)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Timothy Hutchinson (AR)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mitch McConnell
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- Robert Torricelli (NJ)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Not Voting 4
- A. Allard (CO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).