Senate roll call 447 · 104th Congress · Sep 20, 1995
To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the special research grants program that are not subject to a competitive approval process.
On Sep 20, 1995, the Senate voted 64–34 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 1976). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 40–13, Democrats 24–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 34 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
- Motion to Table Agreed to
- Yes
- 64
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Sep 20, 1995
By party
- Republicans40 yes · 13 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats24 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
- Rod Grams R-MN voted no
- John David Ashcroft R-MO voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV 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 R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- 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
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- 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
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- 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. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-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
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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