To provide funding for grants to States for State Student Incentives under subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

On Sep 8, 1997, the Senate voted 84–4 on “On the Amendment” (S 1061). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 45–4, Democrats 39–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 4 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: Amendment Agreed to
Yes: 84
No: 4
Did not vote: 12
Date: Sep 8, 1997

By party

Republicans45 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats39 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John David Ashcroft R-MO voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
John Forbes Kerry D-MA
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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