Senate roll call 262 · 108th Congress · Jun 26, 2003
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and imp
On Jun 26, 2003, the Senate voted 76–21 on “On Passage of the Bill” (S 1). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Republicans 40–10, Democrats 35–11, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 members voted against their own party.
During the 108th Congress (2003–2004), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 76
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 26, 2003
By party
- Republicans40 yes · 10 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats35 yes · 11 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- John Edwards D-NC voted no
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- John Edwards D-NC
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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