Senate roll call 620 · 103rd Congress · Jul 22, 1994
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Septem
On Jul 22, 1994, the Senate voted 24–71 on “On the Motion to Recommit” (HR 4603). Result: Motion to Recommit Rejected. By party: Democrats 3–50, Republicans 21–21. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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 to Recommit Rejected
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 71
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Jul 22, 1994
By party
- Republicans21 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 50 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY 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 Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- 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
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-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
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- 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
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-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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