To restore funding to the Office of Technology Assessment.

On Jul 20, 1995, the Senate voted 54–45 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 1854). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 44–10, Democrats 10–35. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 54
No: 45
Did not vote: 4
Date: Jul 20, 1995

By party

Republicans44 yes · 10 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 35 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
Alan Kooi Simpson 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
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
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
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
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
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
J. James Exon D-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
Harry Reid D-NV
Richard H Bryan D-NV
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
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
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
William H. Frist R-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
John William Warner R-VA
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To restore funding to the Office of…: Senate Vote, Jul 20, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-S-316/to-restore-funding-to-the-office-of-technology-assessment (accessed 2026-10-17).