Senate roll call 269 · 104th Congress · Jun 20, 1995
To provide that the national maximum speed limit shall apply only to commercial motor vehicles.
On Jun 20, 1995, the Senate voted 51–49 on “On the Amendment” (S 440). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 8–46, Democrats 43–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 51
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 20, 1995
By party
- Republicans8 yes · 46 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats43 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- 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
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- 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
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- 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
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- 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
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- 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
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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