Senate roll call 419 · 104th Congress · Sep 13, 1995
To deny assistance for out-of-wedlock births to minors.
On Sep 13, 1995, the Senate voted 24–76 on “On the Amendment” (HR 4). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 23–31, Democrats 1–45. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 24
- No
- 76
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Sep 13, 1995
By party
- Republicans23 yes · 31 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 45 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted yes
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- Spencer Abraham R-MI voted yes
- Rod Grams R-MN voted yes
- John David Ashcroft R-MO voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
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
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- 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
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- 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
- 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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole 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
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- 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
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- 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
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- 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
- 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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