On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1190 to S. 1246 (Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act of 2001.) - In the nature of a substitute.

Constitutional Vote: No

Vote Date: July 31, 2001

Supplemental Agriculture Assistance. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) offered a substitute amendment that would have replaced the provisions of the bill to provide additional subsidies to farmers (S. 1246). Adopting the substitute amendment would have reduced the cost of the bill from $7.4 billion to $5.5 billion.

The Senate voted 52 to 48 on July 31st to table (kill) the substitute amendment (Roll Call 261). We have assigned pluses to the nays.