In the nature of a substitute.

On May 23, 1995, the Senate voted 31–69 on “On the Amendment” (SCONRES 13). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 31–23, Democrats 0–46. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: Amendment Rejected
Yes: 31
No: 69
Did not vote: 3
Date: May 23, 1995

By party

Republicans31 yes · 23 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 46 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
Michael Dewine R-OH 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
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Connie Mack III R-FL
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Spencer Abraham R-MI
Rod Grams R-MN
John David Ashcroft R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
William H. Frist R-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “In the nature of a substitute.: Senate Vote, May 23, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-S-178/in-the-nature-of-a-substitute (accessed 2026-10-17).