Senate roll call 871 · 104th Congress · Jul 31, 1996
To specify contractual obligations between DOE and waste generators.
On Jul 31, 1996, the Senate voted 73–27 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 1936). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 52–1, Democrats 21–26. 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 Table Agreed to
- Yes
- 73
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jul 31, 1996
By party
- Republicans52 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats21 yes · 26 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND 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
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT 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
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- 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 Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- 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
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-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
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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