Roll Call Vote #434 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 15, 1995, 12:08 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2568 to S.Amdt. 2280 to H.R. 4 (Personal Responsibility Act of 1995) (H.R. 4)
Amendment S.Amdt. 2568 (To set national work participation rate goals and to provide that the Secretary shall adjust the goals for individual States based on the amount of Federal funding the State receives for minor children in families in the State that have incomes below the poverty line, and for other purposes.)
Amendment Rejected (23-76)
23 Yea
76 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 54 senators
0 Yea / 53 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Democrat 46 senators
23 Yea / 23 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) 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 -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Claiborne Pell (Democrat–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 23
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Simon (IL)
Nay 76
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- William Frist (TN)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Not Voting 1
- Ted Stevens (AK)
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 ↗).