To clarify restrictions on assistance to Pakistan and other purposes.

On Sep 21, 1995, the Senate voted 55–45 on “On the Amendment” (HR 1868). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 42–12, Democrats 13–33. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 55
No: 45
Did not vote: 3
Date: Sep 21, 1995

By party

Republicans42 yes · 12 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats13 yes · 33 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted yes
Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
William H. Frist R-TN voted no
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
Patty Murray D-WA voted yes

The bill

H.R. 1868: Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
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
Christopher John Dodd D-CT
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
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
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
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
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
Harry Reid D-NV
Richard H Bryan D-NV
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Robert William Packwood R-OR
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
John William Warner R-VA
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Patty Murray D-WA
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
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 clarify restrictions on assistance to…: Senate Vote, Sep 21, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-S-454/to-clarify-restrictions-on-assistance-to-pakistan-and-other (accessed 2026-10-17).