To abolish the Committee on Aging of the Senate, effective January 1, 1994.

On Feb 24, 1993, the Senate voted 43–56 on “On the Amendment” (SRES 71). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 13–44, Republicans 30–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: Amendment Rejected
Yes: 43
No: 56
Did not vote: 3
Date: Feb 24, 1993

By party

Republicans30 yes · 12 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 44 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
Richard C. Shelby D-AL
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Connie Mack III R-FL
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
John Claggett Danforth R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
Harry Reid D-NV
Richard H Bryan D-NV
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
Robert William Packwood R-OR
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
John William Warner R-VA
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Malcolm Wallop R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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