Senate roll call 455 · 105th Congress · Jun 11, 1998
To clarify Commmerce Committee intent regarding state strings.
On Jun 11, 1998, the Senate voted 33–66 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 1415). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 33–21, Democrats 0–45. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- Motion to Table Failed
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 66
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jun 11, 1998
By party
- Republicans33 yes · 21 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 45 no
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rod Grams R-MN
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- 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
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- 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
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- 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
- 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
- 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
Did not vote
- Arlen Specter R-PA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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