To reduce committee funding for the period March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995.

On Feb 24, 1993, the Senate voted 29–69 on “On the Amendment” (SRES 71). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 4–52, Republicans 25–17. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 29
No: 69
Did not vote: 4
Date: Feb 24, 1993

By party

Republicans25 yes · 17 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats4 yes · 52 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
Connie Mack III R-FL
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
John Claggett Danforth R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
Arlen Specter R-PA
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
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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Capitol Receipts, “To reduce committee funding for the period…: Senate Vote, Feb 24, 1993,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/103-S-19/to-reduce-committee-funding-for-the-period-march-1 (accessed 2026-10-17).