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Roll Call Vote #45 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Apr 17, 1997, 4:33 PM (ET)

On Passage of the Bill S. 495 (S. 495)

A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical weapon or biological weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts of terrorism or armed aggression involving the use of any such weapon against the United States, its citizens, or Armed Forces, or those of any allied country, and for other purposes.

Bill Passed (53-44)
53 Yea
44 Nay
← Vote #44 Vote #46 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

47 Yea / 0 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

1 Yea / 40 Nay

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

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 53

Nay 44

Not Voting 3

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