1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. Senate vote 143 (106th Congress)

Senate roll call 143 · 106th Congress · May 25, 1999

To express the sense of the Senate regarding the legal effect of the new Strategic Concept of NATO.

On May 25, 1999, the Senate voted 87–12 on “On the Amendment” (S 1059). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 49–5, Democrats 38–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 members voted against their own party.

During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Amendment Agreed to
Yes
87
No
12
Did not vote
3
Date
May 25, 1999

By party

  • Republicans49 yes · 5 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats38 yes · 7 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 1059: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To express the sense of the Senate regarding…: Senate Vote, May 25…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-S-143/to-express-the-sense-of-the-senate-regarding-the (accessed 2026-10-17).