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Senate vote 244 (2002): On the Cloture Motion, HR5005

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Senate vote 244 (2002): On the Cloture Motion, HR5005

2002-11-15 · HR5005

Follow this vote, step by step

  1. The bill: HR5005
  2. What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Cloture Motion Agreed to on 2002-11-15 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record

Question: On the Cloture Motion · To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to · Yea 65 · Nay 29 · Present 0 · Not voting 6 (majority 3/5)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat17284
Independent110
Republican4702

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 LambertARDYea
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRYea
McCAIN, John Sidney, IIIAZRYea
BOXER, BarbaraCADNay
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADYea
ALLARD, A. WayneCORYea
CAMPBELL, Ben NighthorseCORNot Voting
DODD, Christopher JohnCTDNay
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDYea
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DEDNay
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDNay
GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob)FLDYea
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDNay
CLELAND, Joseph Maxwell (Max)GADYea
MILLER, Zell BryanGADYea
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDNay
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDNot Voting
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARYea
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADNay
CRAIG, Larry EdwinIDRYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDNay
FITZGERALD, Peter G.ILRYea
BAYH, EvanINDYea
LUGAR, Richard GreenINRYea
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKSRYea
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRYea
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRYea
MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch)KYRYea
BREAUX, John BerlingerLADYea
LANDRIEU, Mary L.LADYea
KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted)MADNot Voting
KERRY, John ForbesMADNot Voting
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDNay
SARBANES, Paul SpyrosMDDNay
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERYea
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERYea
LEVIN, CarlMIDNay
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDNay
BARKLEY, DeanMNIYea
DAYTON, MarkMNDNay
BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit)MORYea
CARNAHAN, JeanMODYea
COCHRAN, William ThadMSRYea
LOTT, Chester TrentMSRYea
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMTDNay
BURNS, ConradMTRYea
EDWARDS, JohnNCDYea
HELMS, JesseNCRNot Voting
CONRAD, KentNDDNay
DORGAN, Byron LeslieNDDNay
HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck)NERYea
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDYea
GREGG, Judd AlanNHRYea
SMITH, Robert C.NHRYea
CORZINE, Jon StevensNJDNay
TORRICELLI, Robert GuyNJDNot Voting
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NMDYea
DOMENICI, Pete VichiNMRYea
ENSIGN, John EricNVRYea
REID, HarryNVDNay
CLINTON, Hillary RodhamNYDNay
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDNay
DeWINE, MichaelOHRYea
VOINOVICH, George VictorOHRYea
INHOFE, James MountainOKRYea
NICKLES, Donald LeeOKRYea
SMITH, Gordon HaroldORRYea
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDNay
SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick)PARYea
SPECTER, ArlenPARYea
CHAFEE, Lincoln DavenportRIRYea
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDNay
HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz)SCDYea
THURMOND, James StromSCRYea
DASCHLE, Thomas AndrewSDDYea
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDYea
FRIST, William H.TNRYea
THOMPSON, Fred DaltonTNRYea
GRAMM, William Philip (Phil)TXRYea
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay)TXRYea
BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob)UTRYea
HATCH, Orrin GrantUTRYea
ALLEN, GeorgeVARYea
WARNER, John WilliamVARYea
JEFFORDS, James MerrillVTINay
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDNay
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADYea
MURRAY, PattyWADNay
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWIDNay
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDNay
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWVDNay
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDNay
ENZI, Michael B.WYRYea
THOMAS, Craig LyleWYRYea

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-vote244 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past