S. 531 · Became law May 4, 1999

Public Law 106-26

Official title: “To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition of her contributions to the Nation.”

House: without objection · Senate 86–0
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How it passed

The Senate passed it 86 to 0 on April 19, 1999, with 14 senators who did not vote.

The House passed it without objection on April 20, 1999. No individual votes are recorded.

It became law on May 4, 1999.

The question on the official record: Senate, “On Passage of the Bill S. 531”.

Chamber and partyYesNoPresentDid not vote
Senate Republicans49006
Senate Democrats37008

How each member voted

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AK · SenateFrank MurkowskiRRepublicanYes
AK · SenateTed StevensRRepublicanYes
AL · SenateJeff SessionsRRepublicanYes
AL · SenateRichard C. ShelbyRRepublicanDid not vote
AR · SenateBlanche LincolnDDemocratYes
AR · SenateTim HutchinsonRRepublicanYes
AZ · SenateJohn McCainRRepublicanDid not vote
AZ · SenateJon KylRRepublicanYes
CA · SenateBarbara BoxerDDemocratYes
CA · SenateDianne FeinsteinDDemocratYes
CO · SenateBen CampbellRRepublicanYes
CO · SenateWayne AllardRRepublicanYes
CT · SenateChristopher DoddDDemocratYes
CT · SenateJoseph I. LiebermanDDemocratYes
DE · SenateJoseph BidenDDemocratDid not vote
DE · SenateWilliam RothRRepublicanYes
FL · SenateBob GrahamDDemocratYes
FL · SenateConnie MackRRepublicanYes
GA · SenateJ. ClelandDDemocratYes
GA · SenatePaul CoverdellRRepublicanYes
HI · SenateDaniel K. AkakaDDemocratYes
HI · SenateDaniel K. InouyeDDemocratYes
IA · SenateChuck GrassleyRRepublicanYes
IA · SenateTom HarkinDDemocratYes
ID · SenateLarry CraigRRepublicanYes
ID · SenateMike CrapoRRepublicanYes
IL · SenatePeter FitzgeraldRRepublicanYes
IL · SenateRichard J. DurbinDDemocratYes
IN · SenateEvan BayhDDemocratYes
IN · SenateRichard G. LugarRRepublicanYes
KS · SenatePat RobertsRRepublicanYes
KS · SenateSamuel BrownbackRRepublicanYes
KY · SenateJim BunningRRepublicanYes
KY · SenateMitch McConnellRRepublicanYes
LA · SenateJohn BreauxDDemocratYes
LA · SenateMary L. LandrieuDDemocratYes
MA · SenateEdward KennedyDDemocratYes
MA · SenateJohn F. KerryDDemocratDid not vote
MD · SenateBarbara A. MikulskiDDemocratDid not vote
MD · SenatePaul SarbanesDDemocratDid not vote
ME · SenateOlympia J. SnoweRRepublicanYes
ME · SenateSusan M. CollinsRRepublicanYes
MI · SenateCarl LevinDDemocratYes
MI · SenateSpencer AbrahamRRepublicanYes
MN · SenatePaul WellstoneDDemocratYes
MN · SenateRod GramsRRepublicanYes
MO · SenateChristopher BondRRepublicanYes
MO · SenateJohn AshcroftRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateThad CochranRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateTrent LottRRepublicanYes
MT · SenateConrad BurnsRRepublicanYes
MT · SenateMax BaucusDDemocratYes
NC · SenateJesse HelmsRRepublicanYes
NC · SenateJohn EdwardsDDemocratYes
ND · SenateByron DorganDDemocratYes
ND · SenateKent ConradDDemocratYes
NE · SenateCharles HagelRRepublicanYes
NE · SenateJ. KerreyDDemocratYes
NH · SenateJudd GreggRRepublicanDid not vote
NH · SenateRobert SmithRRepublicanYes
NJ · SenateFrank R. LautenbergDDemocratDid not vote
NJ · SenateRobert TorricelliDDemocratDid not vote
NM · SenateJeff BingamanDDemocratYes
NM · SenatePete DomeniciRRepublicanYes
NV · SenateHarry ReidDDemocratYes
NV · SenateRichard BryanDDemocratYes
NY · SenateCharles E. SchumerDDemocratYes
NY · SenateDaniel MoynihanDDemocratDid not vote
OH · SenateGeorge VoinovichRRepublicanYes
OH · SenateMichael DeWineRRepublicanYes
OK · SenateDon NicklesRRepublicanYes
OK · SenateJames M. InhofeRRepublicanYes
OR · SenateGordon SmithRRepublicanYes
OR · SenateRon WydenDDemocratYes
PA · SenateArlen SpecterRRepublicanYes
PA · SenateRichard SantorumRRepublicanYes
RI · SenateJack ReedDDemocratDid not vote
RI · SenateJohn ChafeeRRepublicanYes
SC · SenateErnest HollingsDDemocratYes
SC · SenateJ. ThurmondRRepublicanYes
SD · SenateThomas DaschleDDemocratYes
SD · SenateTim JohnsonDDemocratYes
TN · SenateFred ThompsonRRepublicanYes
TN · SenateWilliam FristRRepublicanDid not vote
TX · SenateKay Bailey HutchisonRRepublicanYes
TX · SenatePhil GrammRRepublicanYes
UT · SenateOrrin G. HatchRRepublicanYes
UT · SenateRobert BennettRRepublicanDid not vote
VA · SenateCharles RobbDDemocratYes
VA · SenateJohn WarnerRRepublicanYes
VT · SenateJames JeffordsRRepublicanDid not vote
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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