Senate roll call 607 · 104th Congress · Dec 15, 1995
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fisc
On Dec 15, 1995, the Senate voted 66–23 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (HR 1530). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Republicans 46–2, Democrats 20–21. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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 Proceed Agreed to
- Yes
- 66
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Dec 15, 1995
By party
- Republicans46 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Democrats20 yes · 21 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted yes
- 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
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA 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
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-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
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- 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
- 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
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- 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
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- 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
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- 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
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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