What was the result of Senate roll call vote 317 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 20, 1995 ended "Amendment Rejected (36-61)", 36-61. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1825 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996) (H.R. 1854).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 317?

36 senators voted Yea and 61 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 317 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 33-19 and Democrats voted 3-42. 22 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #317 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 20, 1995, 10:03 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1825 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996) (H.R. 1854)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1825 (To ensure equal opportunity and merit selection in the award of Federal contracts.)

Amendment Rejected (36-61)

36 Yea

61 Nay

← Vote #316 Vote #318 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

33 Yea / 19 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 46 senators

3 Yea / 42 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ben Campbell (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rick Santorum (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) 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
Fred Thompson (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 36

Nay 61

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on H.R. 1854

Vote #312 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1802 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch Appropriations A…

Amendment Agreed to (60-39) Jul 20, 1995
Vote #313 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1803 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch Appropriat…

Motion to Table Failed (41-57) Jul 20, 1995
Vote #314 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1807 to S.Amdt. 1803 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch …

Amendment Agreed to (91-8) Jul 20, 1995
Vote #316 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1808 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch Appropriat…

Motion to Table Agreed to (54-45) Jul 20, 1995
Vote #318 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1826 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch Appropriations A…

Amendment Agreed to (84-13) Jul 20, 1995
Vote #461 On the Conference Report H.R. 1854

Conference Report Agreed to (94-4) Sep 22, 1995

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