To provide that no Federal funds shall be used by the Department of Education or the Department of Health and Human Services to support the distribution or prov

On Feb 8, 1994, the Senate voted 32–61 on “On the Amendment” (S 1150). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 2–50, Republicans 30–11. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 32
No: 61
Did not vote: 9
Date: Feb 8, 1994

By party

Republicans30 yes · 11 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 50 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
Richard C. Shelby D-AL
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
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
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
Robert William Packwood R-OR
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Malcolm Wallop R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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