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Senate roll call 402 · 108th Congress · Oct 21, 2003

A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.

On Oct 21, 2003, the Senate voted 64–34 on “On the Conference Report” (S 3). Result: Conference Report Agreed to. By party: Republicans 47–3, Democrats 17–30, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
Conference Report Agreed to
Yes
64
No
34
Did not vote
2
Date
Oct 21, 2003

By party

  • Republicans47 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Democrats17 yes · 30 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 3: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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