Senate roll call 499 · 105th Congress · Jul 15, 1998
To provide a framework for consideration by the legislative and executive branches of unilateral economic sanctions in order to ensure coordination of United St
On Jul 15, 1998, the Senate voted 53–46 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 2159). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 27–28, Democrats 26–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 45 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 53
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jul 15, 1998
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 28 no
- Democrats26 yes · 18 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted yes
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA voted no
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Spencer Abraham R-MI voted yes
- John David Ashcroft R-MO voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- 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
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux 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
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-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
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- 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
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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