Senate roll call 629 · 104th Congress · Feb 7, 1996
To strike the section relating to the sugar program.
On Feb 7, 1996, the Senate voted 35–61 on “On the Amendment” (S 1541). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 20–30, Democrats 15–31. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 35 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 35
- No
- 61
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Feb 7, 1996
By party
- Republicans20 yes · 30 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats15 yes · 31 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted yes
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- John David Ashcroft R-MO voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted yes
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
- Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
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
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-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
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond 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
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- 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
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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