Senate roll call 356 · 103rd Congress · Nov 5, 1993
To authorize the prosecution as adults of armed offenders 13 years of age or older.
On Nov 5, 1993, the Senate voted 64–23 on “On the Amendment” (S 1607). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 34–17, Republicans 30–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 64
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Nov 5, 1993
By party
- Republicans30 yes · 6 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats34 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
- J. James Exon D-NE voted no
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- 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
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- 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
- 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
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Did not vote
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- Robert Charles Krueger D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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