Only three senators were in the chamber for the 4:30 p.m. vote: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee; Sen. John Warner of Virginia; and the bill's sponsor, Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, sitting in the presiding officer's chair.
With no objections, the three Republican senators waived the rules and passed the bill on a voice vote.
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