Roll Call Vote #26 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 11, 1998, 3:42 PM (ET)
On the Motion (motion to waive CBA re: mack amdt no. 1906)
Amendment S.Amdt. 1906 (To repeal the 4.3-cent transportation motor fuels excise tax transferred to the Highway Trust Fund by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, effective on the date of enactment of this Act.)
Motion Rejected (18-80, 3/5 majority required)
18 Yea
80 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 50 senators
16 Yea / 32 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Democrat 41 senators
2 Yea / 39 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent Democrat 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Spencer Abraham (Republican–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Ashcroft (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Sam Brownback (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Daniel Coats (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Coverdell (Republican–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Donald Nickles (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Smith (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Fred Thompson (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Thurmond (Republican–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 18
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- James Thurmond (SC)
Nay 80
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- A. Allard (CO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Max Cleland (GA)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- William Frist (TN)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Timothy Hutchinson (AR)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Mitch McConnell
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Robert Torricelli (NJ)
- John Warner (VA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Ron Wyden
Not Voting 2
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).