Senate roll call 463 · 108th Congress · Jan 27, 2004
To limit the liability of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to a plan for which a reduced deficit contribution is elected.
On Jan 27, 2004, the Senate voted 67–25 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 3108). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 25–24, Democrats 41–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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
- Motion to Table Agreed to
- Yes
- 67
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Jan 27, 2004
By party
- Republicans25 yes · 24 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats41 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- 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
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- 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
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton 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
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- 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
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- John Edwards D-NC
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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