Roll Call Vote #403 · 108th Congress · Session 1 · Oct 22, 2003, 12:32 PM (ET)
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1751 (S. 1751)
A bill to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (59-39, 3/5 majority required)
59 Yea
39 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 43 senators
42 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 41 senators
7 Yea / 32 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Zell Miller (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 59
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- George Allen (VA)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- Tom Carper
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins
- John Cornyn
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Peter Fitzgerald (IL)
- William Frist (TN)
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Zell Miller (GA)
- Lisa Murkowski
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 39
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Jon Corzine (NJ)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Chuck Schumer
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Ron Wyden
Not Voting 2
- John Edwards (NC)
- John Kerry (MA)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).