Senate roll call 605 · 103rd Congress · Jul 19, 1994
To reduce the appropriation for buildings and facilities for agricultural research programs.
On Jul 19, 1994, the Senate voted 50–50 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 4554). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Democrats 25–31, Republicans 25–19. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 44 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
- Motion to Table Failed
- Yes
- 50
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Jul 19, 1994
By party
- Republicans25 yes · 19 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats25 yes · 31 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted yes
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- 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
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- 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
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Harlan Mathews D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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