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Roll Call Vote 105th Congress - 1st Session


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Question: On the Cloture Motion (cloture motion re: s.936 d.o.d. authorization )
Vote Number: 161
Vote Date: July 8, 1997, 03:02 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected
Measure Number: S. 936 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 )
Measure Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 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.
Vote Counts:
YEAs46
NAYs
45
Not Voting
9

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Not Voting
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), 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
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Hutchinson (R-AR), Not Voting
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Not Voting
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Not Voting
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Not Voting
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Not Voting
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Not Voting
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Torricelli (D-NJ), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---46
Abraham (R-MI)
Allard (R-CO)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Burns (R-MT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Collins (R-ME)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
DeWine (R-OH)
Domenici (R-NM)
Enzi (R-WY)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Frist (R-TN)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Mack (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Warner (R-VA)
NAYs ---45
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cleland (D-GA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Conrad (D-ND)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lugar (R-IN)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 9
Biden (D-DE)
Coats (R-IN)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Landrieu (D-LA)
McCain (R-AZ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Roth (R-DE)
Smith (R-OR)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting

Arkansas:

Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Hutchinson (R-AR), Not Voting

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Roth (R-DE), Not Voting

Florida:

Graham (D-FL), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay

Indiana:

Coats (R-IN), Not Voting
Lugar (R-IN), Nay

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

Ford (D-KY), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Not Voting

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Mikulski (D-MD), Not Voting
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay

Michigan:

Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Nay

Minnesota:

Grams (R-MN), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay

Nevada:

Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Torricelli (D-NJ), Nay

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea

New York:

D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay

North Carolina:

Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay

Ohio:

DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay

Oklahoma:

Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Not Voting
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Pennsylvania:

Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay

South Carolina:

Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Daschle (D-SD), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Frist (R-TN), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Jeffords (R-VT), Not Voting
Leahy (D-VT), Nay

Virginia:

Robb (D-VA), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea

Washington:

Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay

Wyoming:

Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea