Senate roll call 682 · 103rd Congress · Aug 15, 1994
An original bill to achieve universal health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
On Aug 15, 1994, the Senate voted 78–16 on “On the Motion for Attendance” (S 2351). Result: Motion for Attendance Agreed to. By party: Democrats 50–3, Republicans 28–13. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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 for Attendance Agreed to
- Yes
- 78
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Aug 15, 1994
By party
- Republicans28 yes · 13 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats50 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-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
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- 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
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- 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
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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