Senate vote 42 (1997): On Passage of the Bill, S104
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Senate vote 42 (1997): On Passage of the Bill, S104
1997-04-15 · S104
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- The bill: S104
- What was asked: On Passage of the Bill (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Bill Passed on 1997-04-15 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On Passage of the Bill · A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
Result: Bill Passed · Yea 65 · Nay 34 · Present 0 · Not voting 1 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 12 | 32 | 1 |
| Republican | 53 | 2 | 0 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Yea |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Yea |
| SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III | AL | R | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Nay |
| HUTCHINSON, Timothy | AR | R | Yea |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Nay |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Nay |
| ALLARD, A. Wayne | CO | R | Yea |
| CAMPBELL, Ben Nighthorse | CO | R | Nay |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Nay |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Nay |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Nay |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE | R | Yea |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Yea |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Yea |
| CLELAND, Joseph Maxwell (Max) | GA | D | Yea |
| COVERDELL, Paul | GA | R | Yea |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Nay |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Nay |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Yea |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Yea |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Yea |
| KEMPTHORNE, Dirk | ID | R | Yea |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Nay |
| MOSELEY BRAUN, Carol | IL | D | Yea |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Nay |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| BROWNBACK, Sam Dale | KS | R | Yea |
| ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) | KS | R | Yea |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Nay |
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. | LA | D | Nay |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Nay |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Nay |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Nay |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Nay |
| COLLINS, Susan Margaret | ME | R | Yea |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Yea |
| ABRAHAM, Spencer | MI | R | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| GRAMS, Rod | MN | R | Yea |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | Nay |
| ASHCROFT, John David | MO | R | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Yea |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Yea |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Yea |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Nay |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Yea |
| FAIRCLOTH, Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) | NC | R | Yea |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Nay |
| HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck) | NE | R | Yea |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Nay |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Robert C. | NH | R | Yea |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Nay |
| TORRICELLI, Robert Guy | NJ | D | Nay |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Nay |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Yea |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Nay |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Nay |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Yea |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Nay |
| DeWINE, Michael | OH | R | Yea |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Nay |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Yea |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Gordon Harold | OR | R | Yea |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Yea |
| SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick) | PA | R | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Yea |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Nay |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Yea |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Yea |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Nay |
| JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) | SD | D | Yea |
| FRIST, William H. | TN | R | Yea |
| THOMPSON, Fred Dalton | TN | R | Yea |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Yea |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Yea |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | UT | R | Yea |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Yea |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Yea |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Yea |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Yea |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Yea |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Yea |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI | D | Nay |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Yea |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Not Voting |
| ENZI, Michael B. | WY | R | Yea |
| THOMAS, Craig Lyle | WY | R | Yea |
President's position (not a member vote)
CLINTON, William Jefferson (Bill) (D): Nay
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Source: Voteview (UCLA), 105th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:37Z
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