Senate roll call 585 · 104th Congress · Nov 28, 1995
To establish certain competition standards with respect to mergers by railroad carriers.
On Nov 28, 1995, the Senate voted 62–35 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 1396). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 48–4, Democrats 14–31. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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
- 62
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Nov 28, 1995
By party
- Republicans48 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats14 yes · 31 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- 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
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- 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
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- 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
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- 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
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- 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
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- 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
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- 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
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- 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
- 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
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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