Senate roll call 282 · 104th Congress · Jun 23, 1995
To amend the proportionate liability provisions of the bill.
On Jun 23, 1995, the Senate voted 30–56 on “On the Amendment” (S 240). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 5–40, Democrats 25–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- 30
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jun 23, 1995
By party
- Republicans5 yes · 40 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats25 yes · 16 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- 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
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- John David Ashcroft 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
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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