What was the result of Senate roll call vote 600 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Dec 12, 1995 ended "Joint Resolution Defeated (63-36, 2/3 majority required)", 63-36. The vote was on: On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 31 (S.J.Res. 31).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 600?

63 senators voted Yea and 36 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 600 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 49-4 and Democrats voted 14-32. 18 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #600 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Dec 12, 1995, 3:29 PM (ET)

On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 31 (S.J.Res. 31)

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to grant Congress and the States the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Joint Resolution Defeated (63-36, 2/3 majority required)

63 Yea

36 Nay

← Vote #599 Vote #601 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 53 senators

49 Yea / 4 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 46 senators

14 Yea / 32 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Bennett (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) 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
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 63

Nay 36

Other Votes on S.J.Res. 31

Vote #597 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3093 to S.J.Res. 31 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (5-93) Dec 12, 1995
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
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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