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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.

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Mar 18, 1997 · Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor

Carl Levin

Latest action

Mar 19, 1997

Motion to table agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-41. Record Vote No: 33. (consideration: CR S2501)

CRS summary

As of Mar 18, 1997

Introduced 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 record

Mar 19, 1997 · On the Motion to Table

Full roll call

Motion to Table Agreed to (58–41)

73 of 100 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea: 58 (13 R)

MemberPartyState
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 SessionsRepublicanAL
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
John McCainRepublicanAZ
Jon KylRepublicanAZ
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
Daniel CoatsRepublicanIN
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME
Thad CochranRepublicanMS
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanUT
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Nay: 41 (14 D)

MemberPartyState
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 BoxerDemocratCA
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Tom HarkinDemocratIA
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Mary L. LandrieuDemocratLA
Barbara A. MikulskiDemocratMD
Carl LevinDemocratMI
Harry ReidDemocratNV
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Tim JohnsonDemocratSD
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
John D. Rockefeller, IVDemocratWV

Present: 1

MemberPartyState
DODD, Christopher John—CT

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