To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

On Jul 28, 1998, the Senate voted 49–49 on “On the Motion” (S 2312). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 47–7, Democrats 2–42. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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 Rejected
Yes: 49
No: 49
Did not vote: 2
Date: Jul 28, 1998

By party

Republicans47 yes · 7 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 42 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
Connie Mack III R-FL
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Spencer Abraham R-MI
Rod Grams R-MN
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
John David Ashcroft R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
Harry Reid D-NV
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Michael Dewine R-OH
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
Arlen Specter R-PA
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
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
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
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
Jesse Helms R-NC

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of…: Senate Vote, Jul 28, 1998,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/105-S-539/to-terminate-the-internal-revenue-code-of-1986 (accessed 2026-10-17).