Senate roll call 443 · 103rd Congress · Mar 1, 1994
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.
On Mar 1, 1994, the Senate voted 63–37 on “On the Joint Resolution” (SJRES 41). Result: Joint Resolution Defeated. By party: Democrats 22–34, Republicans 41–3. 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
- Joint Resolution Defeated
- Yes
- 63
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Mar 1, 1994
By party
- Republicans41 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats22 yes · 34 no · 1 didn’t vote
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
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted yes
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- Harris Wofford D-PA voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- 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
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- 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
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-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
- 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
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer 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
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. 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
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- 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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