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A bill to rename the Washington National Airport located in the District of Columbia and Virginia as the "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport".

Public Law 105-154 · S. 1575 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Feb 6, 1998 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-GA)

Cosponsors (39): Sen. Jesse Helms,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateRecorded vote: 76 yea, 22 nay76–22
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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Renames Washington National Airport in Virginia as the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 105th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 76 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

76 yea22 nay2 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(22)

  • Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA
  • Sen. Richard DurbinD-IL
  • Sen. Russell FeingoldD-WI
  • Sen. Barbara BoxerD-CA
  • Sen. John KerryD-MA
  • Sen. Barbara MikulskiD-MD
  • Sen. Patty MurrayD-WA
  • Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT
  • Sen. Jay RockefellerD-WV
  • Sen. Christopher DoddD-CT
  • Sen. Ron WydenD-OR
  • Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
  • Sen. Herb KohlD-WI
  • Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
  • Sen. Harry ReidD-NV
  • Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE
  • Sen. Robert KerreyD-NE
  • Sen. Richard BryanD-NV
  • Sen. Mary LandrieuD-LA
  • Sen. Bob GrahamD-FL
  • Sen. Joseph LiebermanD-CT
  • Sen. John BreauxD-LA

Republicans who voted yea(54)

  • Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
  • Sen. Jim JeffordsR-VT
  • Sen. John ChafeeR-RI
  • Sen. Olympia SnoweR-ME
  • Sen. Alfonse D’AmatoR-NY
  • Sen. Susan CollinsR-ME
  • Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
  • Sen. William RothR-DE
  • Sen. Gordon SmithR-OR
  • Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
  • Sen. Ben CampbellR-CO
  • Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
  • Sen. Robert BennettR-UT
  • Sen. Slade GortonR-WA
  • Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
  • Sen. Mike DeWineR-OH
  • Sen. Kit BondR-MO
  • Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
  • Sen. John WarnerR-VA
  • Sen. Bill FristR-TN
  • Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
  • Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
  • Sen. Rick SantorumR-PA
  • Sen. Chuck HagelR-NE
  • Sen. Pat RobertsR-KS
  • Sen. Spencer AbrahamR-MI
  • Sen. Connie MackR-FL
  • Sen. John McCainR-AZ
  • Sen. Conrad BurnsR-MT
  • Sen. Kay HutchisonR-TX
  • Sen. Paul CoverdellR-GA
  • Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
  • Sen. Trent LottR-MS
  • Sen. Judd GreggR-NH
  • Sen. Richard ShelbyR-AL
  • Sen. Dirk KempthorneR-ID
  • Sen. Fred ThompsonR-TN
  • Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY
  • Sen. Craig ThomasR-WY
  • Sen. Larry CraigR-ID
  • Sen. Michael EnziR-WY
  • Sen. Rod GramsR-MN
  • Sen. Sam BrownbackR-KS
  • Sen. Tim HutchinsonR-AR
  • Sen. Wayne AllardR-CO
  • Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
  • Sen. Jon KylR-AZ
  • Sen. Jeff SessionsR-AL
  • Sen. Phil GrammR-TX
  • Sen. Lauch FairclothR-NC
  • Sen. Jim InhofeR-OK
  • Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
  • Sen. John AshcroftR-MO
  • Sen. Bob SmithR-NH
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 305 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The record shows no committee referral for this bill.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.

  1. Feb 6, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-154.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Feb 5, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. FloorFloor · A similar measure H.R. 2625 was laid on the table without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by voice vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 349 passed House.
  8. Feb 4, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-22. Record Vote No: 7.Senate roll call 7
  9. Feb 3, 1998FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  10. Jan 27, 1998IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.