S. 1575 · Became law February 6, 1998

Public Law 105-154

Official title: “To rename the Washington National Airport located in the District of Columbia and Virginia as the “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport”.”

House: voice vote · Senate 76–22
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How it passed

The Senate passed it 76 to 22 on February 4, 1998, with 2 senators who did not vote.

The House passed it by voice vote on February 5, 1998. A voice vote records no individual votes.

It became law on February 6, 1998.

The question on the official record: Senate, “On Passage of the Bill S. 1575”.

Chamber and partyYesNoPresentDid not vote
Senate Republicans54001
Senate Democrats222201

How each member voted

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AK · SenateFrank MurkowskiRRepublicanYes
AK · SenateTed StevensRRepublicanYes
AL · SenateJeff SessionsRRepublicanYes
AL · SenateRichard C. ShelbyRRepublicanYes
AR · SenateDale BumpersDDemocratNo
AR · SenateTim HutchinsonRRepublicanYes
AZ · SenateJohn McCainRRepublicanYes
AZ · SenateJon KylRRepublicanYes
CA · SenateBarbara BoxerDDemocratYes
CA · SenateDianne FeinsteinDDemocratYes
CO · SenateBen CampbellRRepublicanYes
CO · SenateWayne AllardRRepublicanYes
CT · SenateChristopher DoddDDemocratYes
CT · SenateJoseph I. LiebermanDDemocratYes
DE · SenateJoseph BidenDDemocratYes
DE · SenateWilliam RothRRepublicanYes
FL · SenateBob GrahamDDemocratYes
FL · SenateConnie MackRRepublicanYes
GA · SenateJ. ClelandDDemocratNo
GA · SenatePaul CoverdellRRepublicanYes
HI · SenateDaniel K. AkakaDDemocratNo
HI · SenateDaniel K. InouyeDDemocratNo
IA · SenateChuck GrassleyRRepublicanYes
IA · SenateTom HarkinDDemocratNo
ID · SenateDirk KempthorneRRepublicanYes
ID · SenateLarry CraigRRepublicanYes
IL · SenateCarol Moseley BraunDDemocratNo
IL · SenateRichard J. DurbinDDemocratYes
IN · SenateDaniel CoatsRRepublicanDid not vote
IN · SenateRichard G. LugarRRepublicanYes
KS · SenatePat RobertsRRepublicanYes
KS · SenateSamuel BrownbackRRepublicanYes
KY · SenateMitch McConnellRRepublicanYes
KY · SenateWendell FordDDemocratNo
LA · SenateJohn BreauxDDemocratYes
LA · SenateMary L. LandrieuDDemocratYes
MA · SenateEdward KennedyDDemocratYes
MA · SenateJohn F. KerryDDemocratYes
MD · SenateBarbara A. MikulskiDDemocratYes
MD · SenatePaul SarbanesDDemocratNo
ME · SenateOlympia J. SnoweRRepublicanYes
ME · SenateSusan M. CollinsRRepublicanYes
MI · SenateCarl LevinDDemocratNo
MI · SenateSpencer AbrahamRRepublicanYes
MN · SenatePaul WellstoneDDemocratNo
MN · SenateRod GramsRRepublicanYes
MO · SenateChristopher BondRRepublicanYes
MO · SenateJohn AshcroftRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateThad CochranRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateTrent LottRRepublicanYes
MT · SenateConrad BurnsRRepublicanYes
MT · SenateMax BaucusDDemocratNo
NC · SenateDuncan FairclothRRepublicanYes
NC · SenateJesse HelmsRRepublicanYes
ND · SenateByron DorganDDemocratNo
ND · SenateKent ConradDDemocratNo
NE · SenateCharles HagelRRepublicanYes
NE · SenateJ. KerreyDDemocratYes
NH · SenateJudd GreggRRepublicanYes
NH · SenateRobert SmithRRepublicanYes
NJ · SenateFrank R. LautenbergDDemocratNo
NJ · SenateRobert TorricelliDDemocratNo
NM · SenateJeff BingamanDDemocratNo
NM · SenatePete DomeniciRRepublicanYes
NV · SenateHarry ReidDDemocratYes
NV · SenateRichard BryanDDemocratYes
NY · SenateAlfonse D’AmatoRRepublicanYes
NY · SenateDaniel MoynihanDDemocratDid not vote
OH · SenateJohn GlennDDemocratNo
OH · SenateMichael DeWineRRepublicanYes
OK · SenateDon NicklesRRepublicanYes
OK · SenateJames M. InhofeRRepublicanYes
OR · SenateGordon SmithRRepublicanYes
OR · SenateRon WydenDDemocratYes
PA · SenateArlen SpecterRRepublicanYes
PA · SenateRichard SantorumRRepublicanYes
RI · SenateJack ReedDDemocratNo
RI · SenateJohn ChafeeRRepublicanYes
SC · SenateErnest HollingsDDemocratNo
SC · SenateJ. ThurmondRRepublicanYes
SD · SenateThomas DaschleDDemocratNo
SD · SenateTim JohnsonDDemocratNo
TN · SenateFred ThompsonRRepublicanYes
TN · SenateWilliam FristRRepublicanYes
TX · SenateKay Bailey HutchisonRRepublicanYes
TX · SenatePhil GrammRRepublicanYes
UT · SenateOrrin G. HatchRRepublicanYes
UT · SenateRobert BennettRRepublicanYes
VA · SenateCharles RobbDDemocratNo
VA · SenateJohn WarnerRRepublicanYes
VT · SenateJames JeffordsRRepublicanYes
VT · SenatePatrick J. LeahyDDemocratYes
WA · SenatePatty MurrayDDemocratYes
WA · SenateT. GortonRRepublicanYes
WI · SenateHerb KohlDDemocratYes
WI · SenateRussell FeingoldDDemocratYes
WV · SenateJohn D. Rockefeller, IVDDemocratYes
WV · SenateRobert ByrdDDemocratYes
WY · SenateCraig ThomasRRepublicanYes
WY · SenateMichael B. EnziRRepublicanYes

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