To strike all references to opportunity-to-learn standards.

On Feb 2, 1994, the Senate voted 42–52 on “On the Amendment” (S 1150). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 6–48, Republicans 36–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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 Rejected
Yes: 42
No: 52
Did not vote: 8
Date: Feb 2, 1994

By party

Republicans36 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 48 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO voted yes
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
Richard C. Shelby D-AL
Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Connie Mack III R-FL
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
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
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
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
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
J. James Exon D-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Robert William Packwood R-OR
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
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
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Malcolm Wallop R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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