A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.

On Dec 7, 1995, the Senate voted 54–44 on “On Passage of the Bill” (HR 1833). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Republicans 45–8, Democrats 9–36. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: Bill Passed
Yes: 54
No: 44
Did not vote: 5
Date: Dec 7, 1995

By party

Republicans45 yes · 8 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 36 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no

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
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
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
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
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
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
Kent Conrad D-ND
J. James Exon D-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
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
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
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
John William Warner R-VA
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
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, “A bill to amend title 18, United States…: Senate Vote, Dec 7, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-S-596/a-bill-to-amend-title-18-united-states-code (accessed 2026-10-15).