Vote 285

Question: On the Motion
Category: Motion
Vote description: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Wellstone Amdt. No. 1747; To increase the amount appropriated for the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs by $1,300,000.
Vote type: 3/5 (Help)
A three-fifths majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used in the Senate.
Result: Rejected, 36-63, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: September 22, 1999, 2 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1747
Republican majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Arlen Specter	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Craig Thomas, John Warner
Aries	Ben Campbell, Patrick Leahy, Robert Smith	Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski
Cancer	Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, William Roth, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Tim Johnson	Evan Bayh, Mike DeWine, Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Spencer Abraham, John Edwards
Leo	Timothy Hutchinson	Fred Thompson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Patty Murray	John Chafee, Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Mary Landrieu, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, James Inhofe, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Chuck Grassley, Bob Kerrey	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, Bob Torricelli	John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Susan Collins, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe	Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski
Male	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Ben Campbell, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Timothy Hutchinson, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Rick Santorum, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, John Breaux, Sam Brownback, Richard Bryan, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, John Edwards, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli, George Voinovich, John Warner	John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Bob Kerrey, Paul Wellstone	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Russ Feingold, Peter Fitzgerald, Rod Grams, Chuck Hagel, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts, George Voinovich
Northeast	Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Chuck Schumer, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	John Chafee, Judd Gregg, Frank Lautenberg, Daniel Moynihan, Bob Torricelli
South	Joe Biden, Max Cleland, Timothy Hutchinson, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller	John Breaux, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, John Edwards, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Donald Nickles, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Ben Campbell, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Ben Campbell, Max Cleland, Tom Daschle, Timothy Hutchinson, Bob Kerrey, Chuck Robb, Robert Smith, Paul Wellstone	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, John Chafee, Paul Coverdell, John Edwards, Peter Fitzgerald, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Connie Mack, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, William Roth, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli
2006	James Jeffords, Rick Santorum	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Ted Stevens, John Warner
2010	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Richard Shelby, George Voinovich	John McCain
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Kent Conrad, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Robert Byrd, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska		Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona		Jon Kyl	John McCain
Arkansas	Timothy Hutchinson	Blanche Lincoln
California	Barbara Boxer	Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Ben Campbell	Wayne Allard
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden	William Roth
Florida		Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Max Cleland	Paul Coverdell
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka	Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Dick Durbin	Peter Fitzgerald
Indiana		Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas		Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky		Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana		John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan		Spencer Abraham, Carl Levin
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone	Rod Grams
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri		John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Bob Kerrey	Chuck Hagel
Nevada	Harry Reid	Richard Bryan
New Hampshire	Robert Smith	Judd Gregg
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Bob Torricelli
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman	Pete Domenici
New York	Chuck Schumer	Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina		John Edwards, Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio		Mike DeWine, George Voinovich
Oklahoma		James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	John Chafee
South Carolina		Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee		Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas		Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah		Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb	John Warner
Washington	Patty Murray	Slade Gorton
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Timothy Hutchinson, Tim Johnson, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Bob Torricelli
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Ben Campbell, Max Cleland, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Paul Wellstone	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Richard Shelby, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner	John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Evan Bayh, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Robert Byrd, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli
Republican	Ben Campbell, Susan Collins, Chuck Grassley, Timothy Hutchinson, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Gordon Smith, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner	John McCain