Key Votes
S 625 - Hate Crimes Bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Timothy Johnson voted Yea (Cloture Vote) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Cloture Not Invoked (Senate) (54-43) - June 11, 2002 (Key vote)
Title: Hate Crimes Bill
Vote on a motion to invoke cloture on a bill that would allow the Federal government to assist State and local government when prosecuting hate crimes.
- Authorizes federal government to assist in the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes.
- Adds of sexual orientation, gender and disability to list of categories covered by federal hate crimes.
- Provides $10 million to Justice Department through 2003 for grants to state and local governments to investigate and prosecute hate crimes.
NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A 3/5 MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER. A FAILED CLOTURE VOTE OFTEN PREVENTS THE LEGISLATION FROM EVER COMING TO A VOTE.
Sponsors
- Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy Sr. (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka Sr. (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Evan Bayh (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph Robinette 'Joe' Biden Jr. (DE - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Bingaman (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara Boxer (CA - D)
- John B. Breaux (LA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Maria Cantwell (WA - D)
- Jean Carnahan (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper (DE - D)
- Lincoln D. 'Linc' Chafee (RI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph Maxwell 'Max' Cleland (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Susan M. Collins (ME - R)
- Jon Stevens Corzine (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas A. 'Tom' Daschle (SD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Dayton (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Byron L. Dorgan (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin (IL - D)
- John Reid Edwards (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- John Eric Ensign (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D)
- Daniel Robert 'Bob' Graham (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas 'Tom' Harkin (IA - D)
- Daniel K. Inouye (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- James Merrill 'Jim' Jeffords (VT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy Peter 'Tim' Johnson (SD - D)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary L. Landrieu (LA - D)
- Patrick J. Leahy (VT - D)
- Carl Levin (MI - D)
- Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman (CT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara A. Mikulski (MD - D)
- Zell Bryan Miller (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Patty Murray (WA - D)
- E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson (NE - D) (Out Of Office)
- William Clarence 'Bill' Nelson Sr. (FL - D)
- John Francis 'Jack' Reed (RI - D)
- Harry M. Reid (NV - D)
- John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller IV (WV - D)
- Paul S. Sarbanes (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles E. 'Chuck' Schumer (NY - D)
- Gordon Harold Smith (OR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Olympia Jean Snowe (ME - R) (Out Of Office)
- Arlen Specter (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Debbie Ann Stabenow (MI - D)
- Robert G. 'Bob' Torricelli (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul D. Wellstone (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Wyden (OR - D)
