To prevent any consolidation of the Patent and Trademark Office until the Administrator of General Services conducts a cost-benefit analysis that is not limited

On Jul 22, 1998, the Senate voted 47–53 on “On the Amendment” (S 2260). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 36–19, Democrats 11–34. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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: 47
No: 53
Date: Jul 22, 1998

By party

Republicans36 yes · 19 no
Democrats11 yes · 34 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted no
Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA voted yes
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC 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
Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
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
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Connie Mack III R-FL
Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
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
Rod Grams R-MN
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
John David Ashcroft R-MO
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
Kent Conrad D-ND
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
Harry Reid D-NV
Richard H Bryan D-NV
Michael Dewine R-OH
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
William H. Frist R-TN
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
Patty Murray D-WA
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To prevent any consolidation of the Patent…: Senate Vote, Jul 22, 1998,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-S-521/to-prevent-any-consolidation-of-the-patent-and-trademark (accessed 2026-10-17).