Senate roll call 3 · 104th Congress · Jan 6, 1995
To restrict political contributions by lobbyists.
On Jan 6, 1995, the Senate voted 74–17 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 2). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 51–0, Democrats 23–17. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 74
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jan 6, 1995
By party
- Republicans51 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats23 yes · 17 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted no
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
The bill
S. 2: A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-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
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- 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
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- 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
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Did not vote
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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