Senate roll call 264 · 105th Congress · Oct 1, 1997
A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agenc
On Oct 1, 1997, the Senate voted 55–45 on “On the Conference Report” (HR 2378). Result: Conference Report Agreed to. By party: Republicans 26–29, Democrats 29–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 42 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
- Conference Report Agreed to
- Yes
- 55
- No
- 45
- Date
- Oct 1, 1997
By party
- Republicans26 yes · 29 no
- Democrats29 yes · 16 no
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted yes
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA voted no
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted yes
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted no
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman 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
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison 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
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl 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
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- 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
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “A bill making appropriations for the…: Senate Vote, Oct 1, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-S-264/a-bill-making-appropriations-for-the-treasury-department-the (accessed 2026-10-17).