Senate roll call 767 · 104th Congress · May 23, 1996
To express the sense of the Senate regarding the funding of Amtrak.
On May 23, 1996, the Senate voted 57–43 on “On the Amendment” (SCONRES 57). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 15–38, Democrats 42–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 57
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- May 23, 1996
By party
- Republicans15 yes · 38 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats42 yes · 5 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- 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
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-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
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- 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
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- John William Warner R-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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