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Roll Call Vote 106th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On the Amendment (Helms Amdt. No. 4125 )
Vote Number: 239
Vote Date: September 12, 2000, 03:33 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4125 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has taken certain actions with respect to ensuring human rights protection.
Vote Counts:
YEAs32
NAYs
63
Not Voting
5

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Not Voting
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Chafee, L. (R-RI), Nay
Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Edwards (D-NC), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Fitzgerald (R-IL), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grams (R-MN), Not Voting
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Not Voting
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Not Voting
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Not Voting
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Miller (D-GA), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Torricelli (D-NJ), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---32
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Campbell (R-CO)
Collins (R-ME)
Craig (R-ID)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Feingold (D-WI)
Gregg (R-NH)
Harkin (D-IA)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lott (R-MS)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Reed (D-RI)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sessions (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Wellstone (D-MN)
NAYs ---63
Abraham (R-MI)
Allard (R-CO)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bryan (D-NV)
Chafee, L. (R-RI)
Cleland (D-GA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Conrad (D-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Daschle (D-SD)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Edwards (D-NC)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Fitzgerald (R-IL)
Frist (R-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Levin (D-MI)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Miller (D-GA)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nickles (R-OK)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Santorum (R-PA)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 5
Akaka (D-HI)
Grams (R-MN)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay

Arkansas:

Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Not Voting

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay

Florida:

Graham (D-FL), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay

Georgia:

Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Miller (D-GA), Nay

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Not Voting
Inouye (D-HI), Nay

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Fitzgerald (R-IL), Nay

Indiana:

Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay

Kentucky:

Bunning (R-KY), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Louisiana:

Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Nay

Michigan:

Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay

Minnesota:

Grams (R-MN), Not Voting
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay

Nevada:

Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Not Voting
Torricelli (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay

New York:

Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay

North Carolina:

Edwards (D-NC), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay

Ohio:

DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay

Oklahoma:

Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Pennsylvania:

Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Chafee, L. (R-RI), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Daschle (D-SD), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Frist (R-TN), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Nay

Vermont:

Jeffords (R-VT), Not Voting
Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Robb (D-VA), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay

Washington:

Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Nay

Wyoming:

Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay