Senate roll call 255 · 104th Congress · Jun 13, 1995
To provide for Federal Communications Commission review of television broadcast ownership restrictions.
On Jun 13, 1995, the Senate voted 47–52 on “On the Amendment” (S 652). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 8–45, Democrats 39–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 104th Congress (1995–1996), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 47
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 13, 1995
By party
- Republicans8 yes · 45 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats39 yes · 7 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- 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. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- 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
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Voted present
- Connie Mack III R-FL
Did not vote
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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