To require the Secretary of the Navy to set aside the previous selection of a recipient for donation of the USS Missouri and to carry out a fair process for sel

On Jul 9, 1997, the Senate voted 46–53 on “On the Amendment” (S 936). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 42–13, Democrats 4–40. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: Amendment Rejected
Yes: 46
No: 53
Did not vote: 1
Date: Jul 9, 1997

By party

Republicans42 yes · 13 no
Democrats4 yes · 40 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
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted yes
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
Patty Murray D-WA voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Barbara Boxer D-CA
Dianne Feinstein D-CA
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
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
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Spencer Abraham R-MI
Paul David Wellstone D-MN
Rod Grams R-MN
John David Ashcroft R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
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
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
Arlen Specter R-PA
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
William H. Frist R-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Patty Murray D-WA
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To require the Secretary of the Navy to set…: Senate Vote, Jul 9, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-S-163/to-require-the-secretary-of-the-navy-to-set (accessed 2026-10-17).