What was the result of Senate roll call vote 318 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 20, 1995 ended "Amendment Agreed to (84-13)", 84-13. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1826 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996) (H.R. 1854).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 318?

84 senators voted Yea and 13 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 318 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 40-12 and Democrats voted 44-1. 13 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #318 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 20, 1995, 10:28 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1826 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996) (H.R. 1854)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1826 (To provide that none of the funds in this Act may be used to award Federal contracts to unqualified persons, in reverse discrimination, or in quotas, or is inconsistent with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in ADARAND CONSTRUCTORS, INC., v. PENA on June 12, 1995.)

Amendment Agreed to (84-13)

84 Yea

13 Nay

← Vote #317 Vote #319 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

40 Yea / 12 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 46 senators

44 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Conrad Burns (Republican–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Dole (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) 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
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Trent Lott (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Smith (Republican–NH) 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 84

Nay 13

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 #317 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1825 to H.R. 1854 (Legislative Branch Appropriations A…

Amendment Rejected (36-61) 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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