Senate roll call 553 · 104th Congress · Oct 27, 1995
To strike the deep water regulatory relief provision.
On Oct 27, 1995, the Senate voted 28–71 on “On the Motion” (S 1357). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 3–50, Democrats 25–21. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 71
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Oct 27, 1995
By party
- Republicans3 yes · 50 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats25 yes · 21 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- J. James Exon D-NE voted no
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- 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
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-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
- 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
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- 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
- Max Sieben Baucus D-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
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid 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
- 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
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- 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
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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