Senate roll call 525 · 105th Congress · Jul 22, 1998
To require a report from the Federal Communications Commission with respect to cable television rates.
On Jul 22, 1998, the Senate voted 63–36 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 2260). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 49–5, Democrats 14–31. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 63
- No
- 36
- Date
- Jul 22, 1998
By party
- Republicans49 yes · 5 no
- Democrats14 yes · 31 no
Who broke with their party
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens 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
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- 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
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- 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
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- 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
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-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
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- 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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Voted present
- Connie Mack III R-FL
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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