Roll Call Vote #597 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Dec 12, 1995, 2:18 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3093 to S.J.Res. 31 (No short title on file) (S.J.Res. 31)
Amendment S.Amdt. 3093 (Proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing Congress to protect the physical integrity of the flag of the United States.)
Amendment Rejected (5-93)
5 Yea
93 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 53 senators
0 Yea / 52 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Democrat 46 senators
5 Yea / 41 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) 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
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 5
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
Nay 93
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- 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)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- William Frist (TN)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Not Voting 1
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
Other Votes on S.J.Res. 31
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Vote #598 On the Decision of the Chair S.Amdt. 3095 to S.J.Res. 31 (No short title on fil…Decision of Chair Sustained (90-9) Dec 12, 1995
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Vote #599 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3097 to S.J.Res. 31 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (28-71) Dec 12, 1995
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Vote #600 On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 31Joint Resolution Defeated (63-36, 2/3 majority required) Dec 12, 1995
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).