A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions of Federal law that require employees to pay union dues or

On Jul 10, 1996, the Senate voted 31–68 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 1788). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 31–21, Democrats 0–47. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 31
No: 68
Did not vote: 4
Date: Jul 10, 1996

By party

Republicans31 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 47 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
Rod Grams R-MN voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
John David Ashcroft R-MO voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
George Hanks (Hank) Brown 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
Sheila Frahm R-KS
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
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
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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