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Senate roll call 52 · 104th Congress · Jan 26, 1995

To express the sense of the Senate regarding the exclusion of social security from calculations required under a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

On Jan 26, 1995, the Senate voted 62–38 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 1). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 53–0, Democrats 9–38. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
62
No
38
Did not vote
3
Date
Jan 26, 1995

By party

  • Republicans53 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats9 yes · 38 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 1: A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other esse

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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