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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Cloture Motion (MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE RE: COVERDELL AMDT NO 690 )
Vote Number: 153 Vote Date: May 8, 1995, 04:21 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 690 to S.Amdt. 596 to H.R. 956 (Common Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act of 1995)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for a uniform product liability law and to provide assurance of access to certain biomaterials.
Vote Counts:YEAs43
NAYs49
Not Voting8
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Akaka (D-HI), Not Voting
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Not Voting
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brown (R-CO), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Not Voting
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-KS), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Yea
Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grams (R-MN), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerrey (D-NE), Not Voting
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Not Voting
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Simon (D-IL), Nay
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Not Voting
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---43
Abraham (R-MI)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Bond (R-MO)
Brown (R-CO)
Burns (R-MT)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Exon (D-NE)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Frist (R-TN)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pressler (R-SD)
Santorum (R-PA)
Smith (R-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thurmond (R-SC)
NAYs ---49
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Heflin (D-AL)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murray (D-WA)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Shelby (R-AL)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Specter (R-PA)
Thompson (R-TN)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Not Voting - 8
Akaka (D-HI)
Bennett (R-UT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Harkin (D-IA)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Pell (D-RI)
Warner (R-VA)
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped by Home State
Alabama:Heflin (D-AL), NayShelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:Murkowski (R-AK), YeaStevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:Kyl (R-AZ), YeaMcCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:Bumpers (D-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), Nay
California:Boxer (D-CA), NayFeinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:Brown (R-CO), YeaCampbell (R-CO), Not Voting
Connecticut:Dodd (D-CT), NayLieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:Biden (D-DE), NayRoth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:Graham (D-FL), NayMack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:Coverdell (R-GA), YeaNunn (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), Not VotingInouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:Craig (R-ID), YeaKempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:Moseley-Braun (D-IL), NaySimon (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:Coats (R-IN), YeaLugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), YeaHarkin (D-IA), Not Voting
Kansas:Dole (R-KS), YeaKassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:Ford (D-KY), NayMcConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:Breaux (D-LA), NayJohnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:Cohen (R-ME), NaySnowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:Mikulski (D-MD), NaySarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:Kennedy (D-MA), Not VotingKerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:Abraham (R-MI), YeaLevin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:Grams (R-MN), YeaWellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayLott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:Ashcroft (R-MO), YeaBond (R-MO), Yea
Montana:Baucus (D-MT), NayBurns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:Exon (D-NE), YeaKerrey (D-NE), Not Voting
Nevada:Bryan (D-NV), NayReid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:Gregg (R-NH), YeaSmith (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:Bradley (D-NJ), NayLautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), NayDomenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:D'Amato (R-NY), NayMoynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:Faircloth (R-NC), YeaHelms (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), NayDorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:DeWine (R-OH), YeaGlenn (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:Inhofe (R-OK), YeaNickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:Hatfield (R-OR), YeaPackwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:Santorum (R-PA), YeaSpecter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:Chafee (R-RI), YeaPell (D-RI), Not Voting
South Carolina:Hollings (D-SC), NayThurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:Daschle (D-SD), NayPressler (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:Frist (R-TN), YeaThompson (R-TN), Nay
Texas:Gramm (R-TX), YeaHutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:Bennett (R-UT), Not VotingHatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:Jeffords (R-VT), YeaLeahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:Robb (D-VA), NayWarner (R-VA), Not Voting
Washington:Gorton (R-WA), NayMurray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:Byrd (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:Feingold (D-WI), NayKohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:Simpson (R-WY), NayThomas (R-WY), Yea
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State
 
  

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