Senate roll call 546 · 105th Congress · Jul 30, 1998
Relating to human rights in the People's Republic of China.
On Jul 30, 1998, the Senate voted 29–70 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 2132). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 12–42, Democrats 17–28. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 29
- No
- 70
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jul 30, 1998
By party
- Republicans12 yes · 42 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats17 yes · 28 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Rod Grams R-MN voted yes
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- 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
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- 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
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- 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
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson 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
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Jesse Helms R-NC
Other votes
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