Senate roll call 114 · 103rd Congress · May 4, 1993
An Act to establish the Department of Environmental Protection, provide for a Bureau of Environmental Statistics and a Presidential Commission on Improving Envi
On May 4, 1993, the Senate voted 79–15 on “On Passage of the Bill” (S 171). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Democrats 53–1, Republicans 26–14. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 103rd Congress (1993–1994), Bill Clinton was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 79
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- May 4, 1993
By party
- Republicans26 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats53 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Robert Charles Krueger D-TX
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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