Senate roll call 142 · 105th Congress · Jun 27, 1997
To guarantee a balanced Federal budget and expand tax relief options.
On Jun 27, 1997, the Senate voted 37–63 on “On the Motion” (S 949). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 36–19, Democrats 1–44. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.
During the 105th Congress (1997–1998), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 37
- No
- 63
- Date
- Jun 27, 1997
By party
- Republicans36 yes · 19 no
- Democrats1 yes · 44 no
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
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard 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
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Susan Margaret Collins 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
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- 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
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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