Senate roll call 408 · 105th Congress · Apr 30, 1998
To condition United States ratification of the protocols on specific statutory authorization for the continued deployment of United States Armed Forces in Bosni
On Apr 30, 1998, the Senate voted 80–20 on “On the Amendment”. Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 36–19, Democrats 44–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 80
- No
- 20
- Date
- Apr 30, 1998
By party
- Republicans36 yes · 19 no
- Democrats44 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- John David Ashcroft R-MO voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- 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
- 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
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- 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
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- 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
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- 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
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- 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
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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