Senate roll call 257 · 103rd Congress · Sep 10, 1993
To express the sense of Congress regarding increased defense burdensharing by allied countries, and other friendly countries.
On Sep 10, 1993, the Senate voted 74–15 on “On the Amendment” (S 1298). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 42–13, Republicans 32–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 103rd Congress (1993–1994), Bill Clinton was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Amendment Agreed to
- Yes
- 74
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Sep 10, 1993
By party
- Republicans32 yes · 2 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Democrats42 yes · 13 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Did not vote
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Robert Charles Krueger D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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