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A bill to amend the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, to adjust a condition on the payment of arrearages to the United Nations that sets the maximum share of any United Nations peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country.

Public Law 107-46 · S. 248 · 107th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 5, 2001 · International Affairs

Sponsor: Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC)

Cosponsors (2): Sen. Joseph Biden,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateRecorded vote: 99 yea, 0 nay99–0
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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.

Amends the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 to revise a certain condition prohibiting the obligation of appropriated funds for the payment of U.S. arrearages for assessed contributions to the United Nations (UN) until the share of the budget for each assessed UN peacekeeping operation does not exceed 28.15 percent (currently, 25 percent) for any single UN member.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 107th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 99 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

99 yea0 nay1 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(49)

  • Sen. Paul WellstoneD-MN
  • Sen. Jon CorzineD-NJ
  • Sen. Mark DaytonD-MN
  • Sen. Barbara BoxerD-CA
  • Sen. Jack ReedD-RI
  • Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
  • Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA
  • Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
  • Sen. Daniel AkakaD-HI
  • Sen. Richard DurbinD-IL
  • Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT
  • Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
  • Sen. Barbara MikulskiD-MD
  • Sen. Christopher DoddD-CT
  • Sen. Tom HarkinD-IA
  • Sen. Debbie StabenowD-MI
  • Sen. Hillary ClintonD-NY
  • Sen. John KerryD-MA
  • Sen. Harry ReidD-NV
  • Sen. Jay RockefellerD-WV
  • Sen. Kent ConradD-ND
  • Sen. Chuck SchumerD-NY
  • Sen. Patty MurrayD-WA
  • Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
  • Sen. Byron DorganD-ND
  • Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE
  • Sen. Maria CantwellD-WA
  • Sen. Tom DaschleD-SD
  • Sen. Bill NelsonD-FL
  • Sen. Ron WydenD-OR
  • Sen. Russell FeingoldD-WI
  • Sen. Joseph LiebermanD-CT
  • Sen. Bob GrahamD-FL
  • Sen. John EdwardsD-NC
  • Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM
  • Sen. Tim JohnsonD-SD
  • Sen. Herb KohlD-WI
  • Sen. Jean CarnahanD-MO
  • Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
  • Sen. Robert TorricelliD-NJ
  • Sen. Evan BayhD-IN
  • Sen. Mary LandrieuD-LA
  • Sen. Thomas CarperD-DE
  • Sen. Maxwell ClelandD-GA
  • Sen. Blanche LincolnD-AR
  • Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
  • Sen. John BreauxD-LA
  • Sen. Ben NelsonD-NE
  • Sen. Zell MillerD-GA

Republicans who voted yea(50)

  • Sen. Jim JeffordsR-VT
  • Sen. Lincoln ChafeeR-RI
  • Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
  • Sen. Olympia SnoweR-ME
  • Sen. Susan CollinsR-ME
  • Sen. Gordon SmithR-OR
  • Sen. John McCainR-AZ
  • Sen. Peter FitzgeraldR-IL
  • Sen. John WarnerR-VA
  • Sen. Mike DeWineR-OH
  • Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
  • Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
  • Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
  • Sen. Ben CampbellR-CO
  • Sen. Tim HutchinsonR-AR
  • Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
  • Sen. George AllenR-VA
  • Sen. George VoinovichR-OH
  • Sen. Kay HutchisonR-TX
  • Sen. Richard ShelbyR-AL
  • Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
  • Sen. John EnsignR-NV
  • Sen. Chuck HagelR-NE
  • Sen. Mike CrapoR-ID
  • Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
  • Sen. Fred ThompsonR-TN
  • Sen. Kit BondR-MO
  • Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
  • Sen. Robert BennettR-UT
  • Sen. Judd GreggR-NH
  • Sen. Conrad BurnsR-MT
  • Sen. Pat RobertsR-KS
  • Sen. Sam BrownbackR-KS
  • Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY
  • Sen. Bill FristR-TN
  • Sen. Rick SantorumR-PA
  • Sen. Jeff SessionsR-AL
  • Sen. Larry CraigR-ID
  • Sen. Trent LottR-MS
  • Sen. Jim InhofeR-OK
  • Sen. Jim BunningR-KY
  • Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
  • Sen. Michael EnziR-WY
  • Sen. Wayne AllardR-CO
  • Sen. Craig ThomasR-WY
  • Sen. Bob SmithR-NH
  • Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
  • Sen. Phil GrammR-TX
  • Sen. Jon KylR-AZ
  • Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 10 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.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.

  1. Oct 5, 2001Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-46.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Sep 26, 2001PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 24, 2001FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Mr. Hyde moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Feb 8, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
  8. Feb 7, 2001FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 10.Senate roll call 10
  9. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  12. Feb 6, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  13. IntroducedIntroduced · 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.