Roll Call Vote #268 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 15, 1995, 5:06 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill S. 652 (S. 652)
An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (81-18)
81 Yea
18 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 54 senators
51 Yea / 2 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 46 senators
30 Yea / 16 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 81
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- William Frist (TN)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 18
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Not Voting 1
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
Other Votes on S. 652
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Vote #243 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1261 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)Motion to Table Agreed to (68-31) Jun 8, 1995
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Vote #244 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1262 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)Motion to Table Agreed to (58-36) Jun 8, 1995
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Vote #245 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1263 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)Amendment Rejected (30-64) Jun 8, 1995
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Vote #246 On the Motion for Attendance S. 652Motion for Attendance Agreed to (80-8) Jun 9, 1995
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Vote #247 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1267 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)Amendment Agreed to (83-4) Jun 9, 1995
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Vote #248 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1255 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)Amendment Agreed to (77-8) Jun 9, 1995
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Vote #249 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1269 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)Amendment Agreed to (91-0) Jun 12, 1995
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Vote #250 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1265 to S.Amdt. 1264 to S. 652 (Telecommunicatio…Motion to Table Agreed to (57-43) Jun 13, 1995
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Vote #251 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1276 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)Amendment Rejected (18-82) Jun 13, 1995
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Vote #252 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1348 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)Motion to Table Agreed to (52-48) Jun 13, 1995
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).