Senate roll call 152 · 105th Congress · Jun 27, 1997
To provide a credit against tax for employers who provide child care assistance for dependents of their employees.
On Jun 27, 1997, the Senate voted 72–28 on “On the Motion” (S 949). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 32–23, Democrats 40–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 members voted against their own party.
During the 105th Congress (1997–1998), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 72
- No
- 28
- Date
- Jun 27, 1997
By party
- Republicans32 yes · 23 no
- Democrats40 yes · 5 no
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- 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
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu 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
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Rod Grams R-MN
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-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
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond 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
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Other votes
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