To permit each State to determine the drinking water regulations that shall apply in the State.

On May 18, 1994, the Senate voted 28–67 on “On the Amendment” (S 2019). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–53, Republicans 28–14. 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: Amendment Rejected
Yes: 28
No: 67
Did not vote: 7
Date: May 18, 1994

By party

Republicans28 yes · 14 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 53 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
Connie Mack III R-FL
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
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
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
John William Warner R-VA
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 permit each State to determine the…: Senate Vote, May 18, 1994,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/103-S-516/to-permit-each-state-to-determine-the-drinking-water (accessed 2026-10-16).