free trade, unilateral and economic trade sanctions


U S A * Engage/NFTC

Senate Report Card for 2000

Listing by Name

Grading Criteria

Listing by Grade

House Grades

 

Legend:

+ Vote for USA* Engage/NFTC position
- Vote against USA* Engage/NFTC position
x No vote
Cosponsor of H.R 1244, the Sanctions Reform Bill

 

Senator

2000 Grade

1999 Grade

Sanctions Reform Cosponsor

AGOA Conference

Thompson China Amendment

China PNTR

Spencer Abraham (R-MI)

B

B

 

+

-

++

Daniel Akaka (D-HI)

*

B

 

+

x

xx

Wayne Allard (R-CO)

A+

A

+

+

++

John Ashcroft (R-MO)

B

B

 

+

-

++

Max Baucus (D-MT)

A+

A

+

+

++

Evan Bayh (D-IN)

A+

B

+

+

++

Robert Bennett (R-UT)

A

C

 

+

+

++

Joseph Biden (D-DE)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

A

A+

x

+

++

Christopher Bond (R-MO)

A+

A

+

+

++

Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

B

C

 

-

+

++

John Breaux (D-LA)

A+

B

+

+

++

Sam Brownback (R-KS)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Richard Bryan (D-NV)

B

C

 

x

+

++

Jim Bunning (R-KY)

F

D

 

-

-

--

Conrad Burns (R-MT)

A+

C

+

+

++

Robert Byrd (D-WV)

F

D

 

-

-

--

Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO)

C

C

 

+

+

--

Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)

A+

-

+

+

++

Max Cleland (D-GA)

B

B

 

-

+

++

Thad Cochran (R-MS)

A+

A

+

+

++

Susan Collins (R-ME)

C

D

 

-

-

++

Kent Conrad (D-ND)

B

B

-

-

++

Larry Craig (R-ID)

A

C

 

+

+

++

Mike Crapo (R-ID)

A+

B

+

+

++

Thomas Daschle (D-SD)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Mike DeWine (R-OH)

B

D

 

+

-

++

Christopher Dodd (D-CT)

A+

A

+

+

++

Senator

2000 Grade

1999 Grade

Sanctions Reform Cosponsor

AGOA Conference

Thompson China Amendment

China PNTR

Pete Domenici (R-NM)

A

B

x

+

++

Byron Dorgan (D-ND)

A

B

-

+

++

Richard Durbin (D-IL)

A+

B

+

+

++

John Edwards (D-NC)

B

D

 

-

+

++

Mike Enzi (R-WY)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Russell Feingold (D-WI)

F

D

 

-

-

--

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

A+

A

+

+

++

Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)

A+

B

+

+

++

William Frist (R-TN)

B

B

 

+

-

++

Slade Gorton (R-WA)

A

B

+

x

++

Bob Graham (D-FL)

A

C

 

+

+

++

Phil Gramm (R-TX)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Rod Grams (R-MN)

A+

A+

+

+

++

Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

A

C

 

+

+

++

Judd Gregg (R-NH)

B

C

 

+

-

++

Charles Hagel (R-NE)

A+

A+

+

+

++

Tom Harkin (D-IA)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

A

D

 

+

+

++

Jesse Helms (R-NC)

F

D

 

-

-

--

Ernest Hollings (D-SC)

F

D

 

-

-

--

Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)

D

B

 

+

-

--

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

A

A

+

-

++

James Inhofe (R-OK)

D

C

 

+

-

--

Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

A

B

 

+

+

++

James Jeffords (R-VT)

B

A+

+

+

--

Tim Johnson (D-SD)

A+

B

+

+

++

Edward Kennedy (D-MA)

B

C

 

-

+

++

Robert Kerrey (D-NE)

A+

A

+

+

++

John Kerry (D-MA)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Herb Kohl (D-WI)

B

C

 

+

-

++

Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

B

C

 

+

-

++

Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

A+

A+

+

+

++

Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

B

C

 

-

+

++

Carl Levin (D-MI)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)

*

B

 

+

x

xx

Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

A+

A

+

+

++

Trent Lott (R-MS)

A

B

+

-

++

Richard Lugar (R-IN)

A+

A+

+

+

++

Connie Mack (R-FL)

A

C

 

+

+

++

John McCain (R-AZ)

B

D

 

+

-

++

Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

B

C

 

+

-

++

Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

D

B

 

+

-

--

Zell Miller (D-GA)

A

-

 

x

+

++

Daniel Moynihan (D-NY)

A+

A

+

+

++

Frank Murkowski (R-AK)

A+

B

+

+

++

Patty Murray (D-WA)

A+

A

+

+

++

Don Nickles (R-OK)

A+

A

+

+

++

Jack Reed (D-RI)

B

C

 

-

+

++

Harry Reid (D-NV)

D

D

 

-

+

--

Charles Robb (D-VA)

A+

C

+

+

++

Pat Roberts (R-KS)

A+

A+

+

+

++

John Rockefeller (D-WV)

A

B

 

+

+

++

William Roth (R-DE)

B

B

 

x

+

++

Rick Santorum (R-PA)

A

D

+

-

++

Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)

D

D

 

+

-

--

Charles Schumer (D-NY)

A

B

 

+

+

++

Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

B

C

 

+

-

++

Richard Shelby (R-AL)

A

C

 

+

+

++

Bob Smith (R-NH)

F

D

 

-

-

--

Gordon Smith (R-OR)

A+

A

+

+

++

Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

C

D

 

-

-

++

Arlen Specter (R-PA)

D

C

 

+

-

--

Ted Stevens (R-AK)

A

D

 

+

+

++

Craig Thomas (R-WY)

A+

A

+

+

++

Fred Thompson (R-TN)

B

C

 

+

-

++

Strom Thurmond (R-SC)

C

D

 

-

-

++

Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)

B

D

 

+

-

++

George Voinovich (R-OH)

A

B

 

+

+

++

John Warner (R-VA)

A+

A+

+

+

++

Paul Wellstone (D-MN)

F

D

 

-

-

--

Ron Wyden (D-OR)

A

A

 

+

+

++

* Note: Senators Akaka (HI) and Lieberman (CT) were not graded due to their absence for two or more votes.