Senate roll call 114 · 106th Congress · May 13, 1999
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require that the broadcast of violent video programming be limited to hours when children are not reasonably likely t
On May 13, 1999, the Senate voted 60–39 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 254). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 41–14, Democrats 19–25. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 members voted against their own party.
During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion to Table Agreed to
- Yes
- 60
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- May 13, 1999
By party
- Republicans41 yes · 14 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats19 yes · 25 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA voted yes
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- John David Ashcroft R-MO voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted yes
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski 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
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- 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
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Edwards D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- John William Warner R-VA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Zell Bryan Miller D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
Other votes
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