Vote 56

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S CON RES 86
Vote description: Roth Amdt. No. 2209; To express the sense of the Senate that the Committee on Finance shall consider and report a legislative proposal this year that would dedicate the Federal budget surplus to the establishment of a program of personal retirement accounts for working Americans.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 51-49.
Date/time: April 1, 1998, 5:21 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2209
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	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chuck Robb, William Roth	Richard Bryan, 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	Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson	Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Carol Moseley Braun
Libra	John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Patty Murray
Pisces	John Breaux, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid
Scorpio	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Dan Coats, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Bob Torricelli

	Yes	No
Female	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Barbara Boxer, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe
Male	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, John Breaux, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, 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	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Alfonse D'amato, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts	Kit Bond, Dan Coats, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Wellstone
Northeast	John Chafee, Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter	Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli
South	John Breaux, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Joe Biden, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes
West	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, John Breaux, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Tom Daschle, Alfonse D'amato, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone
2006	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum	James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter	Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden
2012	Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe

	Yes	No
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	William Roth	Joe Biden
Florida	Connie Mack	Bob Graham
Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Max Cleland
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois		Dick Durbin, Carol Moseley Braun
Indiana	Richard Lugar	Dan Coats
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	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel	Bob Kerrey
Nevada		Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Bob Torricelli
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	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		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith	Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, John Breaux, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Alfonse D'amato, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone

	Yes	No
Democratic	John Breaux, Chuck Robb	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden
Republican	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, 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 Inhofe, 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, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Kit Bond, Dan Coats, Susan Collins, Alfonse D'amato, James Jeffords, Olympia Snowe