Senate roll call 169 · 105th Congress · Jul 10, 1997
No Statement of Purpose on File.
On Jul 10, 1997, the Senate voted 62–37 on “On the Amendment” (S 936). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 38–17, Democrats 24–20. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 37 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
- 62
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jul 10, 1997
By party
- Republicans38 yes · 17 no
- Democrats24 yes · 20 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted no
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted no
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted no
- William H. Frist R-TN voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- 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
- 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
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson 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
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- 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
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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