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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 106^th Congress - 2^nd Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Wellstone Amdt. No. 4120 )
Vote Number:	246	Vote Date:	September 13, 2000, 07:07 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 4120 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose:	To require that the President certify to Congress that the People's Republic of China has responded to inquiries regarding certain people who have been detained or imprisoned and has made substantial progress in releasing from prison people incarcerated for organizing independent trade unions.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	22
	NAYs	74
	Not Voting	4

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), Yea
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), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee, L. (R-RI), Nay
Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
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), Not Voting
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grams (R-MN), Nay
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), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Not Voting
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay
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), Nay
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), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
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 ---22
Ashcroft (R-MO) Bayh (D-IN) Boxer (D-CA) Byrd (D-WV) Collins (R-ME) Dorgan (D-ND) Feingold (D-WI) Gregg (R-NH)	Harkin (D-IA) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Hutchinson (R-AR) Inhofe (R-OK) Leahy (D-VT) Mikulski (D-MD) Reed (D-RI)	Sarbanes (D-MD) Smith (R-NH) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Torricelli (D-NJ) Wellstone (D-MN)

NAYs ---74
Abraham (R-MI) Allard (R-CO) Baucus (D-MT) Bennett (R-UT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Breaux (D-LA) Brownback (R-KS) Bryan (D-NV) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Campbell (R-CO) Chafee, L. (R-RI) Cleland (D-GA) Cochran (R-MS) Conrad (D-ND) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) Daschle (D-SD) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) Durbin (D-IL) Edwards (D-NC)	Enzi (R-WY) Feinstein (D-CA) Fitzgerald (R-IL) Frist (R-TN) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grams (R-MN) Grassley (R-IA) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Levin (D-MI) Lincoln (D-AR) Lott (R-MS) 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) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Stevens (R-AK) Thomas (R-WY) Thompson (R-TN) Thurmond (R-SC) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 4
Akaka (D-HI) Gorton (R-WA)	Kennedy (D-MA) Lieberman (D-CT)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Nay	Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Nay	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), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	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), Nay	Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Durbin (D-IL), Nay	Fitzgerald (R-IL), Nay
Indiana:	Bayh (D-IN), Yea	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), Nay	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), Not Voting	Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:	Abraham (R-MI), Nay	Levin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Grams (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea	Bond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Nay
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), Nay	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), Yea
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Nay	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), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Nay	Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Frist (R-TN), Nay	Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Nay	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Gorton (R-WA), Not Voting	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


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