Senate roll call 115 · 104th Congress · Mar 23, 1995
An act to give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits.
On Mar 23, 1995, the Senate voted 69–29 on “On Passage of the Bill” (S 4). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Republicans 50–2, Democrats 19–27. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 members voted against their own party.
During the 104th Congress (1995–1996), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 69
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Mar 23, 1995
By party
- Republicans50 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats19 yes · 27 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
The bill
S. 4: A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority.
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft 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
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-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
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg 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
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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