Senate roll call 625 · 103rd Congress · Jul 25, 1994
To prohibit the use of National Endowment for the Arts funds to provide financial assistance for projects or works involving the mutilation of living or dead hu
On Jul 25, 1994, the Senate voted 49–42 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 4602). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 41–11, Republicans 8–31. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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 Table Agreed to
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jul 25, 1994
By party
- Republicans8 yes · 31 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Democrats41 yes · 11 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Harris Wofford D-PA voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Harlan Mathews D-TN voted no
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- 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
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-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
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond 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
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- 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
- John William Warner R-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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