Roll Call Vote #427 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 14, 1995, 9:36 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2478 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibility Act of 1995) (H.R. 4)
Amendment S.Amdt. 2478 (To provide equal treatment for naturalized and native-born citizens.)
Amendment Rejected (37-61)
37 Yea
61 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 54 senators
9 Yea / 44 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Democrat 46 senators
28 Yea / 17 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Spencer Abraham (Republican–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) 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 -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
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 -
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) 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 -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Rick Santorum (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 37
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Nay 61
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
Not Voting 2
- William Frist (TN)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
Other Votes on H.R. 4
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Vote #400 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2282 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibilit…Amendment Rejected (45-54) Sep 7, 1995
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Vote #401 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2465 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibilit…Amendment Agreed to (92-6) Sep 8, 1995
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Vote #402 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2477 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibilit…Amendment Agreed to (91-6) Sep 8, 1995
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Vote #403 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2466 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibilit…Amendment Rejected (41-56) Sep 8, 1995
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Vote #404 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2508 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibilit…Amendment Agreed to (87-5) Sep 8, 1995
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Vote #405 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2482 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibilit…Amendment Agreed to (91-0) Sep 8, 1995
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Vote #406 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2560 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Respons…Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48) Sep 11, 1995
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Vote #407 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2522 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibilit…Amendment Agreed to (76-22) Sep 11, 1995
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Vote #408 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2523 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibilit…Amendment Rejected (32-66) Sep 11, 1995
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Vote #409 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2529 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibilit…Amendment Rejected (44-54) Sep 12, 1995
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).