Senate roll call 481 · 107th Congress · May 2, 2002
To ensure transparency of investor protection dispute resolution tribunals under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
On May 2, 2002, the Senate voted 29–67 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 3009). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Democrats 2–47, Republicans 27–19, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 members voted against their own party.
During the 107th Congress (2001–2002), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held the House majority, while the Senate was split evenly.
- Result
- Motion to Table Failed
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 67
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- May 2, 2002
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 19 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 47 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry 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
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Jean Carnahan D-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- 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
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
Did not vote
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Dean Barkley I-MN
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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