A joint resolution to acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians

On Oct 27, 1993, the Senate voted 65–34 on “On the Joint Resolution” (SJRES 19). Result: Joint Resolution Passed. By party: Democrats 53–2, Republicans 12–32. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: Joint Resolution Passed
Yes: 65
No: 34
Did not vote: 3
Date: Oct 27, 1993

By party

Republicans12 yes · 32 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Richard C. Shelby D-AL
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
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
John Claggett Danforth R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
Robert William Packwood R-OR
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
James Ralph Sasser D-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Malcolm Wallop R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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