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Roll Call Vote #23 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 27, 1997, 6:10 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.J.Res. 1 (S.J.Res. 1)

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.

Motion to Table Agreed to (65-34)
65 Yea
34 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

11 Yea / 30 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 65

Nay 34

Not Voting 1

Other Votes on S.J.Res. 1

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).