To condition the availability of funds for United States diplomatic and consular posts in Vietnam.

On Jul 23, 1998, the Senate voted 34–66 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 2260). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 30–25, Democrats 4–41. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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 to Table Failed
Yes: 34
No: 66
Date: Jul 23, 1998

By party

Republicans30 yes · 25 no
Democrats4 yes · 41 no

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Rod Grams R-MN
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
John David Ashcroft R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Harry Reid D-NV
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
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
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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