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James Madison Commemoration Commission Act

Public Law 106-550 · S. 3137 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 19, 2000 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

Cosponsors (39): Sen. Robert Byrd, Sen. Strom Thurmond,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 359 yea, 3 nay359–3
SenateUnanimous consent

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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.

James Madison Commemoration Commission Act - Establishes a James Madison Commemoration Commission and an advisory committee to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison. Prescribes the duties of the Commission, including, in cooperation with the advisory committee and the Library of Congress, to: (1) direct the Government Printing Office to compile and publish a book containing a selection of James Madison's most important writings and tributes to him; and (2) plan and coordinate symposia that will be devoted to providing a better understanding of James Madison's contribution to American culture. Requires the Commission to report to the President and Congress by February 15, 2002, on its recommendations, including regarding disposition of historically significant items donated to it.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 359 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

359 yea3 nay71 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(180)

Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Robert WeygandD-RI-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-42
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. Ronnie ShowsD-MS-4
Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5

Republicans who voted yea(179)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Steven KuykendallR-CA-36
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-22
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. Merrill CookR-UT-2
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
Rep. Rick HillR-MT
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1204 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 committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · referred to

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.

Dec 19, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-550.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Dec 8, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Dec 4, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 359 - 3 (Roll no. 598).House roll call 598
FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
FloorFloor · Mrs. Biggert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 26, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oct 25, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
FloorFloor · Read the second time by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 28, 2000IntroducedIntroduced · 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.