A concurrent resolution expressing the opposition of the Congress to President Clinton's planned deployment of United States ground forces to Bosnia.

On Dec 13, 1995, the Senate voted 47–52 on “On the Concurrent Resolution” (SCONRES 35). Result: Concurrent Resolution Rejected. By party: Republicans 46–7, Democrats 1–45. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 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: Concurrent Resolution Rejected
Yes: 47
No: 52
Did not vote: 4
Date: Dec 13, 1995

By party

Republicans46 yes · 7 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 45 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
Connie Mack III R-FL
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
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
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
Arlen Specter R-PA
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
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
John William Warner R-VA
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “A concurrent resolution expressing the…: Senate Vote, Dec 13, 1995,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-S-602/a-concurrent-resolution-expressing-the-opposition-of-the-congress (accessed 2026-10-17).