Senate roll call 603 · 105th Congress · Oct 7, 1998
To extend the ending date of the moratorium.
On Oct 7, 1998, the Senate voted 45–52 on “On the Amendment” (S 442). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 32–22, Democrats 13–30. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 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 Rejected
- Yes
- 45
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Oct 7, 1998
By party
- Republicans32 yes · 22 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats13 yes · 30 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted no
- William H. Frist R-TN voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Guy Torricelli D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Timothy Hutchinson R-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Joseph Maxwell (Max) Cleland D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy 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
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- 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
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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