Vote 243

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 4444
Vote description: Helms Amdt. No. 4128; To express the sense of Congress regarding forced abortions in the People's Republic of China.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 43-53, with 4 not voting.
Date/time: September 13, 2000, 5:44 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4128
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, Herb Kohl, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, John Warner	Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Frank Lautenberg, Craig Thomas
Aries	Ben Campbell, Patrick Leahy, Robert Smith	Lincoln Chafee, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski
Cancer	Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich, Paul Wellstone	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Chuck Robb, William Roth
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Mike DeWine, Fritz Hollings, Jeff Sessions	Tim Johnson	Slade Gorton
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Chris Dodd, John Edwards	Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson
Libra	Jesse Helms	Jeff Bingaman, Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Patty Murray
Pisces	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Zell Miller, Daniel Moynihan	Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman
Sagittarius	Susan Collins, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Strom Thurmond	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Tom Daschle, Mary Landrieu, Donald Nickles, 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, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Pat Roberts, Ron Wyden
Virgo		Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Max Cleland, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	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	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Evan Bayh, John Breaux, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, Kent Conrad, Mike DeWine, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Tom Harkin, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Timothy Hutchinson, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Patrick Leahy, Mitch McConnell, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner, Paul Wellstone	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Richard Bryan, Lincoln Chafee, Max Cleland, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Tom Daschle, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Bob Kerrey, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Zell Miller, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden	Daniel Akaka, Slade Gorton, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman

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

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

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

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