Vote 98

Question: On the Joint Resolution
Bill: H J RES 1
Vote description: h.j.res.1, as amended; A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Vote type: 2/3 (Help)
A two-thirds majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used for suspension calendar bills in the House and certain Senate votes.
Result: Defeated, 65-35.
Date/time: March 2, 1995, 2:19 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No
Aquarius	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chuck Robb, William Roth	Bob Dole, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Mark Hatfield, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton	Fritz Hollings
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Howell Heflin	Chris Dodd, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Nancy Kassebaum, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers
Libra	John Chafee, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Paul Simon, Strom Thurmond	Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan
Virgo	Bob Bennett, William Cohen, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Alan Simpson	Daniel Akaka, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, David Pryor

	Yes	No
Female	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Nancy Kassebaum, Carol Moseley Braun, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray
Male	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Kit Bond, John Breaux, Hank Brown, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Howell Heflin, Jesse Helms, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Bob Dole, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Mark Hatfield, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone

	Yes	No
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Dan Coats, Mike DeWine, Jim Exon, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Nancy Kassebaum, Herb Kohl, Richard Lugar, Carol Moseley Braun, Larry Pressler, Paul Simon	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, John Glenn, Bob Kerrey, Carl Levin, Paul Wellstone
Northeast	John Chafee, William Cohen, Alfonse D'amato, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Bill Bradley, Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell
South	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Howell Heflin, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Wendell Ford, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Barbara Mikulski, David Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes
West	Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Hank Brown, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Robert Packwood, Alan Simpson, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Mark Hatfield, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid

	Yes	No
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, John Breaux, Hank Brown, Richard Bryan, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Howell Heflin, Jesse Helms, Nancy Kassebaum, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Carol Moseley Braun, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Mark Hatfield, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Bob Kerrey, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Paul Wellstone
2006	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum	Paul Sarbanes
2008	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens, John Warner	John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid
2012	Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman

	Yes	No
Alabama	Howell Heflin, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas		Dale Bumpers, David Pryor
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Hank Brown, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, William Roth
Florida	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Paul Coverdell, Sam Nunn
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois	Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon
Indiana	Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas	Nancy Kassebaum	Bob Dole
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Wendell Ford
Louisiana	John Breaux	Bennett Johnston
Maine	William Cohen, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Spencer Abraham	Carl Levin
Minnesota	Rod Grams	Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus, Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Jim Exon	Bob Kerrey
Nevada	Richard Bryan	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey		Bill Bradley, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York	Alfonse D'amato	Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina	Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine	John Glenn
Oklahoma	James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Robert Packwood	Mark Hatfield
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	John Chafee	Claiborne Pell
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
South Dakota	Larry Pressler	Tom Daschle
Tennessee	Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas	Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords	Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb, John Warner
Washington	Slade Gorton	Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Dirk Kempthorne, Carol Moseley Braun, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Russ Feingold, Patty Murray
Pre-boomer	John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Kit Bond, John Breaux, Hank Brown, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Howell Heflin, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Chris Dodd, Bob Dole, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Mark Hatfield, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone

	Yes	No
Democratic	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Ben Campbell, Jim Exon, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Herb Kohl, Carol Moseley Braun, Sam Nunn, Chuck Robb, Paul Simon	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone
Republican	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Bob Dole, Mark Hatfield