Vote 239

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 4444
Vote description: Helms Amdt. No. 4125; 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 type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 32-63, with 5 not voting.
Date/time: September 12, 2000, 3:33 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4125
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: No (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	Conrad Burns, Judd Gregg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter	Mike Enzi, Herb Kohl, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Rod Grams, Frank Lautenberg
Aries	Ben Campbell, Patrick Leahy, Robert Smith	Lincoln Chafee, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski
Cancer	Larry Craig, Barbara Mikulski, Paul Wellstone	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Chuck Robb, William Roth, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Fritz Hollings, Jeff Sessions	Evan Bayh, Slade Gorton, Tim Johnson
Gemini	Chris Dodd	Spencer Abraham, John Edwards, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson
Libra	Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray
Pisces	Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Daniel Moynihan	Joseph Lieberman
Sagittarius	Susan Collins, Strom Thurmond	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Donald Nickles, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Jack Reed	Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Jon Kyl	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Ron Wyden	James Jeffords
Virgo	Bob Torricelli	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Max Cleland, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, John McCain	Daniel Akaka

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

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

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

	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, Zell Miller
Hawaii		Daniel Inouye	Daniel Akaka
Idaho	Larry Craig	Mike Crapo
Illinois		Dick Durbin, Peter Fitzgerald
Indiana		Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
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	Trent Lott	Thad Cochran
Missouri	John Ashcroft	Kit Bond
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska		Chuck Hagel, Bob Kerrey
Nevada		Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey	Bob Torricelli		Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico		Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York		Daniel Moynihan, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Jesse Helms	John Edwards
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine	George Voinovich
Oklahoma	James Inhofe	Donald Nickles
Oregon		Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Rick Santorum
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	Lincoln Chafee
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
South Dakota		Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Fred Thompson	Bill Frist
Texas		Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah		Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	Patrick Leahy		James Jeffords
Virginia		Chuck Robb, John Warner
Washington		Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd	Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold	Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

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

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