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Senate roll call 256 · 104th Congress · Jun 13, 1995

To provide means of limiting the exposure of children to violent programming on television, and for other purposes.

On Jun 13, 1995, the Senate voted 26–73 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 652). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 17–36, Democrats 9–37. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
Motion to Table Failed
Yes
26
No
73
Did not vote
3
Date
Jun 13, 1995

By party

  • Republicans17 yes · 36 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Democrats9 yes · 37 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 652: An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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