Senate roll call 166 · 105th Congress · Jul 10, 1997
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the availability and potential risks relating to the sale of certain computers.
On Jul 10, 1997, the Senate voted 72–27 on “On the Amendment” (S 936). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 34–21, Democrats 38–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 72
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jul 10, 1997
By party
- Republicans34 yes · 21 no
- Democrats38 yes · 6 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- 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
- 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
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- 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
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Did not vote
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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