Roll Call Vote #173 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 11, 1997, 1:27 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill S. 936 (S. 936)
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (94-4)
94 Yea
4 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
55 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 45 senators
39 Yea / 4 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 94
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Max Cleland (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- 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)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Timothy Hutchinson (AR)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- 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)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Robert Torricelli (NJ)
- John Warner (VA)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 4
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Not Voting 2
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
Other Votes on S. 936
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Vote #110 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 419 to S. 936 (National Defense Authorization Act for …Amendment Agreed to (94-0) Jun 19, 1997
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Vote #161 On the Cloture Motion S. 936Cloture Motion Rejected (46-45, 3/5 majority required) Jul 8, 1997
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Vote #162 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 670 to S. 936 (National Defense Authorization Ac…Motion to Table Agreed to (65-33) Jul 9, 1997
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Vote #163 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 424 to S. 936 (National Defense Authorization Act for …Amendment Rejected (46-53) Jul 9, 1997
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Vote #164 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 765 to S. 936 (National Defense Authorization Act for …Amendment Agreed to (98-0) Jul 9, 1997
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Vote #165 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 771 to S.Amdt. 705 to S. 936 (National Defense Authori…Amendment Agreed to (66-33) Jul 9, 1997
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Vote #166 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 422 to S.Amdt. 420 to S. 936 (National Defense Authori…Amendment Agreed to (72-27) Jul 10, 1997
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Vote #167 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 593 to S. 936 (National Defense Authorization Act for …Amendment Rejected (48-51) Jul 10, 1997
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Vote #168 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 668 to S. 936 (National Defense Authorization Ac…Motion to Table Agreed to (58-41) Jul 10, 1997
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Vote #169 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 794 to S.Amdt. 778 to S. 936 (National Defense Authori…Amendment Agreed to (62-37) Jul 10, 1997
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).