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CURRENT UPDATES: May 23, 2000

National Missile Defense Voting Records for Senate

Chart includes voting records for Senators of the 106th Congress. Campaign contributions are from defense PAC and individuals from 1995-99. These figures were compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics using data released electronically by the FEC on November 1, 1999.

S.257 - "The Cochran-Inouye National Missile Defense Act of 1999" - (related bill H.R. 4) Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) deploy as soon as technologically possible a National Missile Defense (NMD) system capable of defending U.S. territory against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate), with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations and the annual appropriation of funds for NMD; and (2) seek continued negotiated reductions in Russian nuclear forces. - passed March 17, 1999 (97-3)

S.1873 - "American Missile Protection Act of 1998" - States as U.S. policy to deploy as soon as technologically possible an effective National Missile defense system capable of defending U.S. territory against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate). Cloture motion on motion to proceed rejected by the Senate twice (9/9/98 and 5/13/98) by the same vote (59-41).

S.1635 - "Defend America Act of 1996" - (related bill H.R. 3144) Expresses U.S. policy to deploy by the end of 2003 a National Missile Defense system that: (1) is capable of providing a highly effective defense of U.S. territory against limited, unauthorized, or accidental ballistic missile attack; (2) will be augmented over time to provide a layered defense against larger and more sophisticated ballistic missile threats; and (3) does not feature an offensive-only form of deterrence. Cloture motion on motion to proceed rejected by the Senate (6/4/96) by a vote of 53-46.

Senators

S.257

106th Congress

S.1873

105th Congress

S.1635

104th Congress

Defense Campaign Contri-
butions

Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

Y*

Y*

n/a

$99,958

Richard C. Shelby (R-AL)

Y*

Y*

Y

$229,383

Frank H. Murkowski (R-AK)

Y*

Y*

Y

$28,500

Ted Stevens (R-AK)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$255,650

Jon L. Kyl (R-AZ)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$69,250

John McCain (R-AZ)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$120,100

Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)

Y*

Y*

n/a

$3,800

Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR)

Y

n/a

n/a

$11,750

Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

Y

N

N

$12,300

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Y

N

N

$34,700

Wayne Allard (R-CO)

Y*

Y*

n/a

$24,000

Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO)

Y

Y

Y

$42,000

Christopher J Dodd (D-CT)

Y

N

N

$84,000

Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT)

Y*

Y

N

$55,000

Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-DE)

Y

N

N

$0

William V Roth Jr (R-DE)

Y*

Y*

Y

$15,000

Bob Graham (D-FL)

Y

N

N

$45,100

Connie Mack (R-FL)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$18,975

Paul Coverdell (R-GA)

Y*

Y*

Y

$73,200

Max Cleland (D-GA)

Y

N

n/a

$36,000

Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)

Y*

Y*

N

$1,500

Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI)

Y*

Y*

N

$76,000

Larry E. Craig (R-ID)

Y*

Y*

Y

$24,650

Michael D. Crapo (R-ID)

Y*

n/a

n/a

$32,500

Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

N

N

n/a

$21,500

Peter G. Fitzgerald (R-IL)

Y*

n/a

n/a

$33,000

Evan Bayh (D-IN)

Y

n/a

n/a

$26,199

Richard G. Lugar (R-IN)

Y*

Y*

Y

$35,950

Charles E. Grassley (R-IA)

Y

Y

Y

$8,000

Tom Harkin (D-IA)

Y

N

N

$34,250

Sam Brownback (R-KS)

Y*

Y*

n/a

$64,700

Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Y*

Y*

n/a

$36,675

Jim Bunning (R-KY)

Y*

n/a

n/a

$31,500

Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

Y*

Y*

Y

$103,754

John B. Breaux (D-LA)

Y

N

N

$36,124

Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)

Y

N

n/a

$13,500

Susan Collins (R-ME)

Y*

Y*

n/a

$15,750

Olympia J Snowe (R-ME)

Y*

Y*

Y

$58,600

Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD)

Y

N

N

$80,550

Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD)

Y

N

N

$15,750

Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)

Y

N

N

$84,800

John Kerry (D-MA)

Y

N

N

$88,900

Spencer Abraham (R-MI)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$18,693

Carl Levin (D-MI)

Y

N

N

$77,800

Rod Grams (R-MN)

Y*

Y*

Y

$16,400

Paul Wellstone (D-MN)

N

N

N

$2,200

Thad Cochran (R-MS)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$62,175

Trent Lott (R-MS)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$41,725

John Ashcroft (R-MO)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$14,000

Christopher S. Bond (R-MO)

Y*

Y*

Y

$186,700

Max Baucus (D-MT)

Y

N

N

$10,000

Conrad Burns (R-MT)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$85,425

Chuck Hagel (R-NE)

Y*

Y*

n/a

$38,750

Bob Kerrey (D-NE)

Y

N

N

$31,500

Richard Bryan (D-NV)

Y

N

N

$1,000

Harry Reid (D-NV)

Y

N

N

$25,000

Judd Gregg (R-NH)

Y*

Y

Y

$65,200

Robert C. "Bob" Smith (R-NH)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$100,790

Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)

Y

N

N

$34,600

Robert G. Torricelli (D-NJ)

Y

N

n/a

$111,250

Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

Y

N

N

$56,646

Pete V. Domenici (R-NM)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$153,774

Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)

Y

n/a

n/a

$7,000

Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY)

Y

N

N

$2,300

John R. Edwards (D-NC)

Y

n/a

n/a

$1,400

Jesse Helms (R-NC)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$33,500

Kent Conrad (D-ND)

Y

N

N

$6,000

Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND)

Y

N

N

$30,074

Mike DeWine (R-OH)

Y*

Y*

Y

$50,950

George V. Voinovich (R-OH)

Y

n/a

n/a

$48,500

James M. Inhofe (R-OK)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$128,000

Don Nickles (R-OK)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$55,525

Gordon Smith (R-OR)

Y*

Y*

n/a

$29,942

Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Y

N

N

$4,000

Rick Santorum (R-PA)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$99,788

Arlen Specter (R-PA)

Y*

Y*

Y

$109,975

John H. Chafee (R-RI)

Y

Y

Y

$45,300

Jack Reed (D-RI)

Y

N

n/a

$93,265

Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC)

Y*

Y*

N

$57,400

Strom Thurmond (R-SC)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$127,500

Tom Daschle (D-SD)

Y

N

N

$29,750

Tim Johnson (D-SD)

Y

N

n/a

$4,250

Bill Frist (R-TN)

Y*

Y*

--

$41,070

Fred Thompson (R-TN)

Y*

Y*

Y

$62,668

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$53,693

Phil Gramm (R-TX)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$76,149

Robert F. Bennett (R-UT)

Y*

Y*

Y

$56,400

Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT)

Y*

Y*

Y

$25,500

James M. Jeffords (R-VT)

Y

Y

Y

$8,000

Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT)

N

N

N

$11,750

Charles S. Robb (D-VA)

Y

N

N

$58,900

John W. Warner (R-VA)

Y*

Y*

Y*

$380,255

Slade Gorton (R-WA)

Y

Y

Y

$47,350

Patty Murray (D-WA)

Y

N

N

$35,180

Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)

Y

N

N

$11,500

John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV)

Y

N

N

$21,500

Russell D. Feingold (D-WI)

Y

N

N

$2,750

Herb Kohl (D-WI)

Y

N

N

$1,050

Michael B. Enzi (R-WY)

Y*

Y*

n/a

$2,750

Craig Thomas (R-WY)

Y*

Y

Y

$5,000

Total

$4,096,939.00

Notes:

NV - Indicates the Senator did not cast a vote for the bill or amendment.

* - Indicates the Senator was a co-sponsor of the bill.

n/a - Indicates the Senator was not in office at that time.

- Campaign Contributions compiled from data supplied by the Center for Responsive Politics.

- Voting Records obtained online from Thomas.loc.gov

- Senators whose votes and defense contributions are in bold denote members that have received more than $100,000 in defense campaign contributions.

 

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