What was the result of Senate roll call vote 161 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on May 10, 1995 ended "Bill Passed (61-37)", 61-37. The vote was on: On Passage of the Bill H.R. 956 (H.R. 956).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 161?

61 senators voted Yea and 37 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 161 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 43-6 and Democrats voted 15-30. 22 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #161 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · May 10, 1995, 12:05 PM (ET)

On Passage of the Bill H.R. 956 (H.R. 956)

A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability litigation, and for other purposes.

Bill Passed (61-37)

61 Yea

37 Nay

← Vote #160 Vote #162 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

43 Yea / 6 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

15 Yea / 30 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Crossed Party Lines

William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Glenn, Jr. (Democrat–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Carol Moseley Braun (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Claiborne Pell (Democrat–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 61

Nay 37

Not Voting 2

Joseph Lieberman (CT)
John Warner (VA)

Other Votes on H.R. 956

Vote #44 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 956

Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required) Mar 20, 1996
Vote #46 On the Conference Report H.R. 956

Conference Report Agreed to (59-40) Mar 21, 1996

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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