Roll Call Vote #291 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 28, 1995, 8:46 AM (ET)
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1483 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) (S. 240)
Amendment S.Amdt. 1483 (To provide for sanctions for abusive litigation.)
Motion to Table Agreed to (57-38)
57 Yea
38 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 54 senators
42 Yea / 9 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 46 senators
15 Yea / 29 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Dole (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 -
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Patty Murray (Democrat–WA) 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 -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) 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 -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 57
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- William Frist (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 38
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Not Voting 4
- William Cochran (MS)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- David Pryor (AR)
Present 1
- Kit Bond (MO)
Other Votes on S. 240
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Vote #281 On the Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider S. 240Motion to Table Motion to Reconsider Agreed to (69-19) Jun 22, 1995
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Vote #282 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1468 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Reform A…Amendment Rejected (30-56) Jun 23, 1995
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Vote #283 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1469 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Re…Motion to Table Agreed to (52-41) Jun 26, 1995
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Vote #284 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1472 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Reform A…Amendment Rejected (29-65) Jun 26, 1995
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Vote #285 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1473 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Reform A…Amendment Agreed to (93-1) Jun 26, 1995
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Vote #286 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1474 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Reform A…Amendment Rejected (39-60) Jun 27, 1995
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Vote #287 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1475 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Reform A…Amendment Rejected (41-58) Jun 27, 1995
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Vote #288 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1477 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Reform A…Amendment Rejected (43-56) Jun 27, 1995
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Vote #289 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1478 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Re…Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48) Jun 27, 1995
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Vote #290 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1479 to S. 240 (Private Securities Litigation Reform A…Amendment Rejected (32-61) Jun 27, 1995
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).