Senate roll call 60 · 105th Congress · May 8, 1997
To modify the requirements for the additional obligation authority for Federal-aid highways.
On May 8, 1997, the Senate voted 54–46 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 672). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 24–31, Democrats 30–15. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 39 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
- 54
- No
- 46
- Date
- May 8, 1997
By party
- Republicans24 yes · 31 no
- Democrats30 yes · 15 no
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Rod Grams R-MN voted yes
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted yes
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- 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
- 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
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- 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
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- 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
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- 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 F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- 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
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- 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
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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