Senate roll call 317 · 104th Congress · Jul 20, 1995
To ensure equal opportunity and merit selection in the award of Federal contracts.
On Jul 20, 1995, the Senate voted 36–61 on “On the Amendment” (HR 1854). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 33–19, Democrats 3–42. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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
- 36
- No
- 61
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Jul 20, 1995
By party
- Republicans33 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 42 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE 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
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM 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
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- 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
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- 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
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-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
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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