Vote 23

Question: On the Motion to Table
Bill: S J RES 1
Vote description: motion to table the bumpers motion to refer; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 65-34, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: February 27, 1997, 6:10 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	Not Voting
Aquarius	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, 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, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chuck Robb, William Roth	Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Jeff Sessions	Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Alfonse D'amato, Timothy Hutchinson, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson	Dale Bumpers
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Donald Nickles, Harry Reid, Strom Thurmond	Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Jack Reed	James Inhofe
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Ron Wyden	Byron Dorgan
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Bob Torricelli

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Susan Collins, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carol Moseley Braun, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray
Male	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner, Ron Wyden	Daniel Akaka, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone	James Inhofe

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Dan Coats, Mike DeWine, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Herb Kohl, Richard Lugar, Carol Moseley Braun, Pat Roberts	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, John Glenn, Tim Johnson, Bob Kerrey, Carl Levin, Paul Wellstone
Northeast	John Chafee, Susan Collins, Alfonse D'amato, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Bob Torricelli
South	Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Fritz Hollings, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes	James Inhofe
West	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Harry Reid, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Ron Wyden	Daniel Akaka, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Richard Bryan, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Carol Moseley Braun, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Max Cleland, Tom Daschle, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Daniel Moynihan, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone
2006	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum	Paul Sarbanes
2008	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Dick Durbin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller	James Inhofe
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, John McCain, Harry Reid, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray
2012	Jeff Bingaman, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Timothy Hutchinson	Dale Bumpers
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, William Roth
Florida	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Max Cleland
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois	Carol Moseley Braun	Dick Durbin
Indiana	Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Wendell Ford
Louisiana		John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, 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	Chuck Hagel	Bob Kerrey
Nevada	Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Bob Torricelli
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
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	Donald Nickles		James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	John Chafee	Jack Reed
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
South Dakota		Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
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	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Susan Collins, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Carol Moseley Braun, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Bob Torricelli
Pre-boomer	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Jeffords, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone	James Inhofe

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Richard Bryan, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Herb Kohl, Carol Moseley Braun, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Ron Wyden	Daniel Akaka, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone
Republican	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner		James Inhofe