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Vote number 2001-220 allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages
on Jun 29, 2001 regarding bill S1052
Results: Bill passed, 59-36

Vote to provide federal protections, such as access to specialty and emergency room care, and allow patients to sue health insurers in state and federal courts. Economic damages would not be capped, and punitive damages would be capped at $5 million.

Categorized under Health Care


Democrats voting on 2001-220

Daniel Akaka YESHI Democrat Jr Senator
Evan Bayh YESIN Democratic Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman YESNM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer YESCA Democratic incumbent
John Breaux YESLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Maria Cantwell YESWA Democrat Jr Senator
Jean Carnahan YESMO Democrat Senator (Former)
Tom Carper YESDE Democrat Jr Senator
Max Cleland YESGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Hillary Clinton YESNY Democrat Jr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Jon Corzine YESNJ Former Democrat Senator (now Governor)
Tom Daschle YESSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Mark Dayton YESMN Democrat Jr Senator
Chris Dodd YESCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan YESND Democratic incumbent
John Edwards YESNC Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004
Russell Feingold YESWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Graham YESFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings YESSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye YESHI Democratic incumbent
Ted Kennedy YESMA Democrat Sr Senator
Herbert Kohl YESWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy YESVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman YESCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Blanche Lambert Lincoln YESAR Democratic incumbent
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic incumbent
Zell Miller YESGA Former Democratic Sr Senator retired 2004
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic incumbent
Ben Nelson YESNE Democrat Jr Senator
Bill Nelson YESFL Democrat Sr Senator
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic incumbent
Paul Sarbanes YESMD Democrat Sr Senator
Charles Schumer YESNY Democratic incumbent
Debbie Stabenow YESMI Democrat Jr Senator
Bob Torricelli YESNJ Democrat Jr Senator
Paul Wellstone YESMN Democrat Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic incumbent


Republicans voting on 2001-220

George Allen NOVA Republican Jr Senator
Robert Bennett NOUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond NOMO Republican incumbent
Sam Brownback NOKS Republican incumbent
Jim Bunning NOKY Republican incumbent
Conrad Burns NOMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Lincoln Chafee YESRI Republican Jr Senator
Michael Crapo NOID Republican incumbent
Mike DeWine YESOH Republican Sr Senator
John Ensign NONV Republican Jr Senator
Peter Fitzgerald YESIL Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Bill Frist NOTN Republican Jr Senator
Chuck Grassley NOIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg NONH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch NOUT Republican Sr Senator
Jesse Helms NONC Former Republican Sr Senator
Tim Hutchinson NOAR Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison NOTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe NOOK Republican Sr Senator
Jon Kyl NOAZ Republican Jr Senator
Richard Lugar NOIN Republican Sr Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Don Nickles NOOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Rick Santorum NOPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican incumbent
Bob Smith NOFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Olympia Snowe YESME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Craig Thomas NOWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson NOTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond NOSC Former Republican Senator
George Voinovich NOOH Republican incumbent


Independents voting on 2001-220

Jim Jeffords NOVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 40; NO 0
Republicans: YES 6; NO 26
Independents: YES 0; NO 1