Senate roll call 337 · 103rd Congress · Oct 27, 1993
To reduce the discretionary spending caps for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 by the amount saved from the termination of the Superconducting Super Collider.
On Oct 27, 1993, the Senate voted 58–39 on “On the Motion” (HR 3167). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 18–37, Republicans 40–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 58
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Oct 27, 1993
By party
- Republicans40 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats18 yes · 37 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- Harris Wofford D-PA voted yes
- Harlan Mathews D-TN voted yes
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- 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
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-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
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth 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
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- 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
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- 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
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- 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
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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