A bill to authorize funds for construction of highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transit programs, and for other purposes.

On Oct 24, 1997, the Senate voted 43–49 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 1173). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 43–6, Democrats 0–43. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 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: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 43
No: 49
Did not vote: 8
Date: Oct 24, 1997

By party

Republicans43 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 43 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Paul Coverdell R-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
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Sam Dale Brownback 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
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
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Michael Dewine R-OH
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
William H. Frist R-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
John William Warner R-VA
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
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 bill to authorize funds for construction…: Senate Vote, Oct 24, 1997,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-S-278/a-bill-to-authorize-funds-for-construction-of-highways (accessed 2026-10-17).