You're referring to the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000,
H.R. 5667, which was incorporated in the Consolidated Appropriation
Act of 2001, H.R. 4577. This law was introduced on December 15, 2000
and was passed into law on December 21, 2000 (P.L. 106-554).
(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:H.R.4577:)
Since the data for the House vote is available online in table form, I
shall link to it instead of listing it here.
House vote for conference version:
http://clerkweb.house.gov/cgi-bin/vote.exe?year=2000&rollnumber=603
There is no rollcall vote in the Senate, as it was passed under a
unanimous consent agreement (see below). However, Senator Inhofe
(R-OK) lodged his objection against the bill. He said "Mr. President
[of the Senate], I rise today to lodge my objection to H.R. 4577. I
understand that there will not be a rollcall vote but if there were to
be a rollcall vote I would vote 'no'". In addition, Senator Wellstone
(D-MN) also protested against the method of this vote (i.e. without a
recorded vote) and indicated that he would have voted 'no' if there
was a vote. To quote Senator Wellstone:
"Mr. President I want to voice my strong objection to the process by
which this legislation is being passed by the Senate. The Omnibus
Appropriations conference report--containing numerous other pieces of
unrelated legislation--is being passed by the Senate tonight under a
consent agreement that was entered suddenly by the Majority Leader
without the normal notification process. We should have had a recorded
vote. Since I first came to the Senate 9 years ago I have felt that it
does the Senate no credit to pass such significant budgetary
legislation--literally hundreds of billions of dollars--without a
recorded vote. We cannot be held accountable as Senators to our
constituents when such bills are passed in this manner. I want to make
it clear; I oppose this legislation and I would like the RECORD to
show that I would have voted no had there been a recorded vote."
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?r106:./temp/~r106130lJr
Unanimous Consent Agreement:
A unanimous consent request setting terms for the consideration of a
specified bill or other measure. These agreements are usually proposed
by the Majority Leader or floor manager of the measure, and reflect
negotiations among Senators interested in the measure. Many are "time
agreements," which limit the time available for debate and specify who
will control that time. Many also permit only a list of specified
amendments, or require amendments to be to the measure. Many also
contain other provisions, such as empowering the Majority Leader to
call up the measure at will or specifying when consideration will
begin or end.
Source: http://www.senate.gov/learning/glossary/unanimous_consent_agreement.html
Search strategy:
I visited http://www.congress.gov and searched for "Small Business
Innovation Research" under bills in the 106th Congress.
Hope you're satisfied. If you need clarification, feel free to
request it.
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