S.J.Res. 23 — 105th Congress
A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should exercise her best professional judgement, without regard to political pressures, on whether to invoke the independent counsel process to investigate alleged criminal misconduct relating to any election campaign.
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Mar 19, 1997Motion to table agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-41. Record Vote No: 33. (consideration: CR S2501)
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As of Mar 18, 1997Introduced in Senate
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should exercise her best professional judgment, without regard to political pressures and in accordance with the standards of the law and the established policies of the Justice Department, to determine whether the independent counsel process should be invoked to investigate allegations of criminal misconduct by any government official, Member of Congress, or other person in connection with any presidential or congressional election campaign.
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Roll-call votes
1 on recordMar 19, 1997 · On the Motion to Table
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Yea — 58: 13 R
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY |
| SANTORUM, Richard John | PA |
| GRAMM, William Philip | TX |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton | AK |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM |
| BROWNBACK, Sam Dale | KS |
| ASHCROFT, John David | MO |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI |
| HUTCHINSON, Timothy | AR |
| HAGEL, Charles Timothy | NE |
| DeWINE, Michael | OH |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI |
| CAMPBELL, Ben Nighthorse | CO |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC |
| GRAMS, Rod | MN |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID |
| THOMAS, Craig Lyle | WY |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel | MO |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT |
| ALLARD, A. Wayne | CO |
| ABRAHAM, Spencer | MI |
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey | TX |
| COVERDELL, Paul | GA |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE |
| KEMPTHORNE, Dirk | ID |
| SMITH, Gordon Harold | OR |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT |
| FRIST, William H. | TN |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster | UT |
| WARNER, John William | VA |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III | WA |
| FAIRCLOTH, Duncan McLauchlin | NC |
| THOMPSON, Fred Dalton | TN |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC |
| SMITH, Robert C. | NH |
| Jeff Sessions | AL |
| Richard C. Shelby | AL |
| John McCain | AZ |
| Jon Kyl | AZ |
| Chuck Grassley | IA |
| Daniel Coats | IN |
| Pat Roberts | KS |
| Mitch McConnell | KY |
| Susan M. Collins | ME |
| Thad Cochran | MS |
| James M. Inhofe | OK |
| Orrin G. Hatch | UT |
| Michael B. Enzi | WY |
Nay — 41: 14 D
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick | SC |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA |
| TORRICELLI, Robert Guy | NJ |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA |
| CLELAND, Joseph Maxwell | GA |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore | MA |
| MOSELEY BRAUN, Carol | IL |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert | FL |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE |
| Barbara Boxer | CA |
| Dianne Feinstein | CA |
| Tom Harkin | IA |
| Richard J. Durbin | IL |
| Mary L. Landrieu | LA |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | MD |
| Carl Levin | MI |
| Harry Reid | NV |
| Ron Wyden | OR |
| Jack Reed | RI |
| Tim Johnson | SD |
| Patrick J. Leahy | VT |
| Patty Murray | WA |
| John D. Rockefeller, IV | WV |
Present — 1
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| DODD, Christopher John | CT |
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