What was the result of Senate roll call vote 400 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 7, 1995 ended "Amendment Rejected (45-54)", 45-54. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2282 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibility Act of 1995).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 400?

45 senators voted Yea and 54 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 400 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 0-49 and Democrats voted 43-2. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #400 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 7, 1995, 4:00 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2282 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibility Act of 1995)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2282 (To provide a substitute.)

Amendment Rejected (45-54)

45 Yea

54 Nay

← Vote #399 Vote #401 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

0 Yea / 49 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

43 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 45

Nay 54

Not Voting 1

Frank Murkowski (AK)

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

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