A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions

On Dec 14, 1995, the Senate voted 54–44 on “On the Conference Report” (HR 2099). Result: Conference Report Agreed to. By party: Republicans 49–3, Democrats 5–41. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 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: Conference Report Agreed to
Yes: 54
No: 44
Did not vote: 5
Date: Dec 14, 1995

By party

Republicans49 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats5 yes · 41 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes

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
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
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
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
J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-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
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
William H. Frist R-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
John William Warner R-VA
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
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, “A bill making appropriations for the…: Senate Vote, Dec 14, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-S-606/a-bill-making-appropriations-for-the-departments-of-veterans (accessed 2026-10-17).