To strike the provisions relating to labor standards.

On May 17, 1994, the Senate voted 39–60 on “On the Amendment” (S 2019). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 3–52, Republicans 36–8. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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: 39
No: 60
Did not vote: 3
Date: May 17, 1994

By party

Republicans36 yes · 8 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 52 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted yes
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Dale Bumpers D-AR
David Hampton Pryor D-AR
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
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
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
David Lyle Boren D-OK
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
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
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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Capitol Receipts, “To strike the provisions relating to labor…: Senate Vote, May 17, 1994,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/103-S-511/to-strike-the-provisions-relating-to-labor-standards (accessed 2026-10-17).