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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 105th 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 Motion (motion to waive cba Re: d'amato amendment no. 451 )
Vote Number: 117 Vote Date: June 25, 1997, 10:31 AM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Motion Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 451 to S. 947 (Balanced Budget Act of 1997)
Statement of Purpose: To improve health care quality and reduce health care costs by establishing a National Fund for Health Research that would significantly expand the Nation's investment in medical research.
Vote Counts:YEAs46
NAYs54
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Cleland (D-GA), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grams (R-MN), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchinson (R-AR), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Torricelli (D-NJ), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---46
Akaka (D-HI)
Biden (D-DE)
Boxer (D-CA)
Breaux (D-LA)
Cleland (D-GA)
Conrad (D-ND)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Graham (D-FL)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Mack (R-FL)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Warner (R-VA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---54
Abraham (R-MI)
Allard (R-CO)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Campbell (R-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feingold (D-WI)
Frist (R-TN)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Nickles (R-OK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Roth (R-DE)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped by Home State
Alabama:Sessions (R-AL), NayShelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:Murkowski (R-AK), YeaStevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:Kyl (R-AZ), NayMcCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:Bumpers (D-AR), NayHutchinson (R-AR), Nay
California:Boxer (D-CA), YeaFeinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:Allard (R-CO), NayCampbell (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut:Dodd (D-CT), NayLieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:Biden (D-DE), YeaRoth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:Graham (D-FL), YeaMack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:Cleland (D-GA), YeaCoverdell (R-GA), Nay
Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), YeaInouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:Craig (R-ID), NayKempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:Durbin (D-IL), YeaMoseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:Coats (R-IN), NayLugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), YeaHarkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:Brownback (R-KS), NayRoberts (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:Ford (D-KY), YeaMcConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:Breaux (D-LA), YeaLandrieu (D-LA), Yea
Maine:Collins (R-ME), NaySnowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland:Mikulski (D-MD), NaySarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:Kennedy (D-MA), YeaKerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:Abraham (R-MI), NayLevin (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:Grams (R-MN), NayWellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayLott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:Ashcroft (R-MO), NayBond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:Baucus (D-MT), NayBurns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:Hagel (R-NE), NayKerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:Bryan (D-NV), NayReid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:Gregg (R-NH), NaySmith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:Lautenberg (D-NJ), YeaTorricelli (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), NayDomenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:D'Amato (R-NY), YeaMoynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:Faircloth (R-NC), YeaHelms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), YeaDorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:DeWine (R-OH), YeaGlenn (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:Inhofe (R-OK), NayNickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:Smith (R-OR), NayWyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:Santorum (R-PA), NaySpecter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:Chafee (R-RI), NayReed (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:Hollings (D-SC), YeaThurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:Daschle (D-SD), YeaJohnson (D-SD), Yea
Tennessee:Frist (R-TN), NayThompson (R-TN), Nay
Texas:Gramm (R-TX), NayHutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:Bennett (R-UT), NayHatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:Jeffords (R-VT), YeaLeahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:Robb (D-VA), YeaWarner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:Gorton (R-WA), NayMurray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:Byrd (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:Feingold (D-WI), NayKohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:Enzi (R-WY), NayThomas (R-WY), Nay
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State
 
  

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