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Senate vote 70 (2002): On the Cloture Motion, S517

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Senate vote 70 (2002): On the Cloture Motion, S517

2002-04-18 · S517

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  1. The bill: S517
  2. What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Cloture Motion Rejected on 2002-04-18 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record

Question: On the Cloture Motion · To create jobs for Americans, to strengthen the United States steel industry, to reduce dependence on foreign sources of crude oil and energy, to promote national security.

Result: Cloture Motion Rejected · Yea 36 · Nay 64 · Present 0 · Not voting 0 (majority 3/5)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat6440
Independent010
Republican30190

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
MURKOWSKI, Frank HughesAKRYea
STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted)AKRYea
SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), IIIALRYea
SHELBY, Richard C.ALRYea
HUTCHINSON, TimothyARRYea
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertARDNay
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRNay
McCAIN, John Sidney, IIIAZRNay
BOXER, BarbaraCADNay
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADNay
ALLARD, A. WayneCORYea
CAMPBELL, Ben NighthorseCORYea
DODD, Christopher JohnCTDNay
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDNay
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DEDNay
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDNay
GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob)FLDNay
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDNay
CLELAND, Joseph Maxwell (Max)GADNay
MILLER, Zell BryanGADYea
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDYea
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDYea
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARYea
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADNay
CRAIG, Larry EdwinIDRYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDNay
FITZGERALD, Peter G.ILRNay
BAYH, EvanINDNay
LUGAR, Richard GreenINRYea
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKSRNay
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRNay
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRYea
MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch)KYRYea
BREAUX, John BerlingerLADYea
LANDRIEU, Mary L.LADYea
KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted)MADNay
KERRY, John ForbesMADNay
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDNay
SARBANES, Paul SpyrosMDDNay
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERNay
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERNay
LEVIN, CarlMIDNay
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDNay
DAYTON, MarkMNDNay
WELLSTONE, Paul DavidMNDNay
BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit)MORYea
CARNAHAN, JeanMODNay
COCHRAN, William ThadMSRYea
LOTT, Chester TrentMSRYea
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMTDNay
BURNS, ConradMTRYea
EDWARDS, JohnNCDNay
HELMS, JesseNCRYea
CONRAD, KentNDDNay
DORGAN, Byron LeslieNDDNay
HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck)NERYea
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDNay
GREGG, Judd AlanNHRNay
SMITH, Robert C.NHRNay
CORZINE, Jon StevensNJDNay
TORRICELLI, Robert GuyNJDNay
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NMDNay
DOMENICI, Pete VichiNMRYea
ENSIGN, John EricNVRNay
REID, HarryNVDNay
CLINTON, Hillary RodhamNYDNay
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDNay
DeWINE, MichaelOHRNay
VOINOVICH, George VictorOHRYea
INHOFE, James MountainOKRYea
NICKLES, Donald LeeOKRNay
SMITH, Gordon HaroldORRNay
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDNay
SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick)PARYea
SPECTER, ArlenPARYea
CHAFEE, Lincoln DavenportRIRNay
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDNay
HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz)SCDNay
THURMOND, James StromSCRYea
DASCHLE, Thomas AndrewSDDNay
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDNay
FRIST, William H.TNRYea
THOMPSON, Fred DaltonTNRYea
GRAMM, William Philip (Phil)TXRNay
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay)TXRNay
BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob)UTRNay
HATCH, Orrin GrantUTRYea
ALLEN, GeorgeVARYea
WARNER, John WilliamVARYea
JEFFORDS, James MerrillVTINay
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDNay
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADNay
MURRAY, PattyWADNay
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWIDNay
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDNay
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWVDYea
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDNay
ENZI, Michael B.WYRNay
THOMAS, Craig LyleWYRNay

President's position (not a member vote)

BUSH, George Walker (R): Not Voting

Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.

Source: Voteview (UCLA), 107th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:31Z

Words on this page, explained (1)
Cloture
A U.S. Senate vote to end debate on a measure, which usually needs 60 votes. It is how the Senate ends a filibuster.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Record fed-us-senate-2002-vote070 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past