2001 U.S. Senate Ratings

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  Vote # 1* 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2001 YOS Life 2000
Alabama                                                            
  Richard SESSIONS + + + + + + + + + - A + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 5 99 100
  Jeff SHELBY + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 23 73 100
Alaska                                                            
  Frank MURKOWSKI + + + + + + + + + + + + + + A A + + + + + + + + 100 21 83 100
  Ted STEVENS + + + - + + + + + - A + + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 31 63 92
Arizona                                                            
  Jon KYL + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 15 97 100
  John McCAIN + + + - - - + + + - - - + + - - + + + + + + + + 68 19 84 81
Arkansas                                                          
  Tim HUTCHINSON + + + - + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9 97 91
  Blanche Lincoln - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - - + + + + - - + - 28 7 22 20
California                                                            
  Barbara Boxer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 19 2 4
  Dianne Feinstein - - - - - - + - - - - + - - - - - + - - - - - - 12 9 12 28
Colorado                                                            
  Wayne ALLARD + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 11 96 100
  Ben CAMPBELL + + + - - + + + + + + + + + + A + + + + + + + + 92 15 52 96
Connecticut                                                            
  Christopher Dodd + - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 16 27 8 13
  Joseph Lieberman - - + - - - + + - - + - + - + - + - - - - - - - 28 13 20 20
Delaware                                                            
  Joseph Biden - + + - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 29 14 16
  Thomas Carper - + + - - - + - - - - - + - - - + + - - - - - - 24 1 24 NA
Florida                                                            
  Bob Graham - - + - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + 16 15 18 16
  Bill Nelson - + - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + + - - - - 16 1 16 NA
Georgia                                                            
  Max Cleland - + + - - - + - + - + + - - - - + - + + - - + - 36 5 14 24
  Zell Miller + + + - - - + + + - + + - + - - + + + + - + + - 60 1 60 NA
Hawaii                                                            
  Daniel Akaka - - - - - - + - - - - A - - - - + + - - - - - - 13 25 8 12
  Daniel Inouye - A - - - - + - - - - - A - - - + - - - - - - - 9 31 7 23
Idaho                                                            
  Larry CRAIG + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 21 94 100
  Michael CRAPO + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9 93 100
Illinois                                                            
  Richard Durbin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 19 7 4
  Peter FITZGERALD + A A - + - + + + + + + + + + - + + - - - + + + 78 3 88 95
Indiana                                                            
  Edward Bayh - + + - - - + + - - + - - - - - + - + + - - - + 32 3 20 16
  Richard LUGAR + + + + + - + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 25 79 84
Iowa                                                            
  Charles GRASSLEY + + + + + + + + + - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 27 82 96
  Tom Harkin - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 8 27 9 4
Kansas                                                            
  Sam BROWNBACK + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 7 96 100
  Pat ROBERTS + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 21 87 92
Kentucky                                                            
  Jim BUNNING + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 15 95 100
  Mitch McCONNELL + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 17 89 100
Louisiana                                                            
  John Breaux + - + - - + + + + - - + - + - - + + + + - - - - 48 29 47 40
  Mary Landrieu - - + - - - + + - + - + - - - - + + - - - - - - 28 5 14 16
Maine                                                            
  Susan COLLINS + + + - - - + + + - + + - + - + + + + + - - + - 64 5 58 76
  Onlympia SNOWE + + + - - - + + + - - + - - - + + + + + - + + - 60 23 51 80
Maryland                                                            
  Barbara Mikulski - - + - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 12 25 6 8
  Paul Sarbanes - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 8 31 5 12
Massachusetts                                                            
  Edward Kennedy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 4 31 2 12
  John Kerry - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 17 5 12
Michigan                                                            
  Carl Levin - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 8 23 6 12
  Debbie Stabenow - + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 1 8 NA
Minnesota                                                            
  Mark Dayton - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 1 4 NA
  Paul Wellstone - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 11 4 4
Mississippi                                                            
  Thad COCHRAN + + + - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 88 29 80 92
  Trent LOTT + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 29 93 100
Missouri                                                            
  Christopher BOND + - + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 88 15 82 92
  Jean Carnahan - + - - - - + - - + - + - + - - + - + + - - - - 28 1 28 NA
Montana                                                            
  Max Baucus - - + - - + + - + - - + - - - - - + + + - - - - 28 27 13 16
  Conrad BURNS + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 96 13 90 87
Nebraska                                                            
  Chuck HAGEL + + + - + + + + + - + + - - + + + + + + + + + + 84 5 82 88
  Ben Nelson + + + - - + + + + - - + - - + - + + - - - + + - 56 1 56 NA
Nevada                                                            
  Jon ENSIGN + + + - - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + - + + 84 7 93 NA
  Harry Reid - + + - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + + - - - - 20 19 21 12
New Hampshire                                                            
  Judd GREGG + + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + A A - + + + 88 17 79 100
  Bob SMITH + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 17 92 100
New Jersey                                                            
  Jon Corzine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 NA
  Robert Torricelli - + + - - + - - - - + + - - + - - + - - - - - - 28 19 12 29
New Mexico                                                            
  Jeff Bingaman - + + - - - + - - - - A - - - - + + + + - - - + 29 19 13 16
  Pete DOMENICI + + + - + + + + + + - A + + A A + + A A + + + + 90 29 73 95
New York                                                            
  Hillary Clinton - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + + - - - - - - 12 1 12 NA
  Charles Schumer - - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - + + - - - - - - 16 21 6 12
North Carolina                                                            
  John Edwards - - + - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + + - - - - 16 3 12 12
  Jesse HELMS + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 29 99 100
North Dakota                                                            
  Kent Conrad + + + - - - + - - - - - - + - - + + + + - - - - 36 15 21 29
  Byron Dorgan + + + - - - + - - - - - - + - - + + + + - - - - 36 15 18 16
Ohio                                                            
  Mike DeWINE + + + - + - + + + - - + + - + + - + + + - + + + 72 15 82 80
  George VOINOVICH + + + + + + + + + - - + + - + + + + + + + + - A 83 3 78 64
Oklahoma                                                            
  James INHOFE + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 15 98 100
  Don NICKLES + + + - + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 21 96 100
Oregon                                                            
  Gordon SMITH + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + + - + + + - - + + 80 5 77 84
  Ron Wyden - - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 21 10 8
Pennsylvania                                                            
  Rick SANTORUM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 11 86 100
  Arlen SPECTER + - + - - - + + + - + + - - + + + + + + - - - - 56 21 42 62
Rhode Island                                                            
  Lincoln CHAFEE + + + - - - + + - - - - - - - - + + + + + - - - 44 2 28 44
  Jack Reed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 4 11 8 12
South Carolina                                                            
  Fritz Hollings - - + - - + + - - - - - - + - - + - - - + - + A 29 31 38 20
  Strom THURMOND + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 31 91 100
South Dakota                                                            
  Tom Daschle - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 8 23 13 8
  Tim Johnson - + + - - - + - - - - + - + - - + + + + - - - - 32 15 21 16
Tennessee                                                            
  Bill FRIST + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 7 88 92
  Fred THOMPSON + + + - - - + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 84 7 86 92
Texas                                                            
  Phil GRAMM + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + A + + + + + + + + 96 23 94 100
  Kay Bailey HUTCHISON + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 9 93 96
Utah                                                            
  Robert BENNETT + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 9 87 95
  Orrin HATCH + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 25 90 95
Vermont                                                            
  James Jeffords + - + - - - + + - - - + - - - - - - + + - - A - 29 17 27 36
  Pat Leahy - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + + - - - - 8 27 6 8
Virginia                                                            
  Mark ALLEN + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 2 92 NA
  John WARNER + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 96 23 82 92
Washington                                                            
  Maria Cantwell - - + - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - 12 1 12 NA
  Patty Murray - - - - - - - - - - - A - - - - - + - - - - - - 4 9 2 8
West Virginia                                                            
  Robert Byrd + - + - - - + - - - - - + + - - + - + + + + - - 40 31 31 28
  John Rockefeller - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + - + + - - - - 12 17 9 4
Wisconsin                                                            
  Russell Feingold + - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + + - - - - 20 9 11 8
  Herb Kohl - + + - - - + - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 13 15 20
Wyoming                                                            
  Mike ENZI + + + + + + + + + + + A - + - + + + + + + + + + 92 5 91 92
  Craig THOMAS + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + A + + + + + + + 96 13 88 92
2001 U.S. Senate Vote Descriptions


1. Ashcroft Nomination (Roll Call Vote No. 8 )
Confirmation of President Bush's nomination of John Ashcroft of Missouri to be attorney general. ACU supported this nomination, and considers it a critical test of whether conservatives could be confirmed for executive nominations by the Senate and, ther
The bill was passed (58-45)
ACU supported this bill

2. Individual Retirement Accounts S. 420 (Roll Call Vote No. 21 )
Sessions (R-AL) motion to protect individual retirement accounts from limitations imposed during bankruptcy proceedings.
The bill was defeated (61-37)
ACU supported this bill

3. Bankruptcy Overhaul S. 420 (Roll Call Vote No. 33 )
Wellstone (D-MN) amendment that would break private contractual arrangements by allowing the average of a debtor's last two months of income to be used to determine the ability to pay a threshold amount of debt.
The bill was defeated (22-77)
ACU opposed this bill

4. Campaign Finance Overhaul - Union and Shareholder Consent S. 27 (Roll Call Vote No. 43 )
McCain (R-AZ) motion to kill the Hatch (R-UT) amendment that would require unions and corporations to obtain permission from dues-paying members or shareholders before spending money on political activities. It also would require corporations or labor org
The bill was defeated (69-31)
ACU opposed this bill

5. Campaign Finance Overhaul - Union and Corporate Disclosure S. 27 (Roll Call Vote No. 44 )
McCain (R-AZ) motion to kill the Hatch (R-UT) amendment that would require corporations and unions that spend money on political activities to provide detailed disclosure of funds spent on political activities to the corporation's shareholders or labor or
The bill was defeated (60-40)
ACU opposed this bill

6. Campaign Finance Overhaul - Non-Severability S. 27 (Roll Call Vote No. 59 )
Dodd (D-CT) motion to kill the Frist (R-TN) amendment that would provide that if one of several specific provisions in the underlying bill, mainly the ban on soft money, disclosure requirements for issue-group advertising, and hard money limits, is found
The bill was defeated (57-43)
ACU opposed this bill

7. Defense Spending Increase H. Con. Res. 83 (Roll Call Vote No. 72 )
Warner (R-VA) amendment to the Budget Act providing for an increase of $8.5 billion for national defense spending.
The bill was passed (84-16)
ACU supported this bill

8. Bolton Nomination (Roll Call Vote No. 92 )
Confirmation of President Bush's nomination of John Robert Bolton of Maryland to be Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
The bill was passed (57-43)
ACU supported this bill

9. Budget Resolution Cappign Spending H. Con. Res. 83 (Roll Call Vote No. 98 )
Adoption of the final version of the Budget Resolution, calling for approximately $1.35 trillion in tax cuts through fiscal 2011, including a $100 billion stimulus package. "Discretionary" spending was capped at $661.3 billion, about equally divided betw
The bill was passed (53-47)
ACU supported this bill

10. Accelerated Elimination of Marriage Penalty HR 1836 (Roll Call Vote No. 113 )
Hutchison (R-TX) amendment to the tax cut bill that would accelerate the elimination of the so-called "marriage penalty" in the standard deduction, so that it would be fully phased out in 2002.
The bill was defeated (27-73)
ACU supported this bill

11. Capital Gains Tax Rate Reduction HR 1836 (Roll Call Vote No. 115 )
Gregg (R-NH) motion to allow consideration of his amendment to the tax cut bill. His amendment would provide for a temporary reduction in the maximum capital gains rate from 20 percent to 15 percent, to stimulate the economy.
The bill was defeated (47-51)
ACU supported this bill

12. Tax Cut Bill HR 1836 (Roll Call Vote No. 170 )
Adoption of the final version of the tax cut bill, reducing taxes by $1.35 trillion through 2010 through income tax rate cuts, relief of the "marriage penalty," a phase-out of the federal estate tax, doubling the child tax credit, and providing incentives
The bill was defeated (58-33)
ACU supported this bill


  


13. School Vouchers S. 1 (Roll Call Vote No. 179 )
Gregg (R-NH) amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization bill that would create a demonstration program in 10 school districts to allow public school children to use federal funds in the form of vouchers to transfer to another publ
The bill was defeated (41-58)
ACU supported this bill

14. Boy Scouts S. 1 (Roll Call Vote No. 189 )
Helms (R-NC) amendment to the education bill that would allow federal education funds to be withheld from public elementary and secondary schools that bar the Boy Scouts from using school facilities.
The bill was passed (53-45)
ACU supported this bill

15. Medical Savings Accounts S. 1052 (Roll Call Vote No. 216 )
Baucus (D-MT) motion to kill the Craig (R-ID) amendment to the Patients' Rights Bill that would express the sense of the Senate that a patients' rights bill should remove restrictions on the private sector medical savings account demonstration program. A
The bill was defeated (53-45)
ACU opposed this bill

16. Waiver of the Right to Sue S. 1052 (Roll Call Vote No. 218 )
Kyl (R-AZ) amendment to the Patients' Rights Bill hat would allow health plan issuers to provide a lower cost health plan to participants who waive their right to sue.
The bill was defeated (42-54)
ACU supported this bill

17. Decrease Navy Appropriations S. 1077 (Roll Call Vote No. 225 )
Inouye (D-HI) motion to kill an attempt to decrease funds appropriated for a Navy aircraft program and use the funds to increase U.S. contribution to a global trust fund to combat HIV/Aids.
The bill was defeated (79-20)
ACU supported this bill

18. Allow Limited Oil and Gas Development HR 2217 (Roll Call Vote No. 231 )
Landrieu (D-LA) motion to permit oil and gas development in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico.
The bill was defeated (67-33)
ACU supported this bill

19. Taxpayer Funding for Gun Turn-Ins HR 2620 (Roll Call Vote No. 267 )
Craig (R-ID) motion to kill an amendment to the Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill creating a $15 million program for HUD to buy guns from the public.
The bill was defeated (65-33)
ACU supported this bill

20. Strikes by Public Safety Employees HR 3061 (Roll Call Vote No. 323 )
Motion to limit debate on the Daschle (D-SD) amendment to the Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill that would provide collective bargaining rights, including the right to strike, to police, firemen, and other public safety officers employed by states, counties a
The bill was defeated (56-44)
ACU opposed this bill

21. Needle Exchange Programs HR 2994 (Roll Call Vote No. 328 )
Landrieu (D-LA) motion to allow the use of taxpayer funds for needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia.
The bill was defeated (53-47)
ACU opposed this bill

22. Emergency Terrorism Spending HR 3338 (Roll Call Vote No. 328 )
Gramm (R-TX) raised a point of order against a Byrd (D-WV) amendment that would have increased emergency terrorist response money by $15 billion more than the president wanted and the House had passed. ACU supported the Gramm position, which prevailed by
The bill was defeated (50-50)
ACU supported this bill

23. International Criminal Court HR 3338 (Roll Call Vote No. 358 )
Dodd (D-CT) amendment that would move the United States towards participation in the International Criminal Court for the prosecution of crimes against humanity.
The bill was defeated (48-51)
ACU opposed this bill

24. Dairy Cartel S. 1731 (Roll Call Vote No. 362 )
Agriculture Overhaul - Dairy Policy Harkin, D-Iowa, motion to preserve in the Agriculture Overhaul Bill a $2 billion direct taxpayer subsidy to milk producers.
The bill was defeated (51-47)
ACU opposed this bill