Roll Call Vote #79 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 23, 1995, 3:38 PM (ET)
On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 1 (H.J.Res. 1)
A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Motion to Table Agreed to (68-27)
68 Yea
27 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 50 senators
46 Yea / 0 Nay
4 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 45 senators
18 Yea / 26 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) 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 -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Carol Moseley Braun (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
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 -
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 68
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- 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)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- William Frist (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Mitch McConnell
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- 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)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 27
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Patty Murray
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Not Voting 5
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
Other Votes on H.J.Res. 1
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Vote #67 On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 1Motion to Table Agreed to (66-32) Feb 14, 1995
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Vote #70 On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 1Motion to Table Agreed to (59-40) Feb 15, 1995
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Vote #73 On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 1Motion to Table Agreed to (61-33) Feb 15, 1995
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Vote #74 On the Cloture Motion H.J.Res. 1Cloture Motion Rejected (57-42, 3/5 majority required) Feb 16, 1995
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Vote #77 On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 1Motion to Table Agreed to (60-35) Feb 23, 1995
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Vote #78 On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 1Motion to Table Agreed to (60-35) Feb 23, 1995
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Vote #85 On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit H.J.Res. 1Motion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to (63-37) Feb 28, 1995
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Vote #97 On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit H.J.Res. 1Motion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to (63-37) Feb 28, 1995
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Vote #98 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 1Joint Resolution Defeated (65-35, 2/3 majority required) Mar 2, 1995
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Vote #158 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 1Joint Resolution Defeated (64-35, 2/3 majority required) Jun 6, 1996
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).