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Vote number 1995-317 banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds
on Jul 20, 1995 regarding bill HR 1854
Results: Rejected, 36-61

Vote to disallow any funds in the Legislative Appropriations bill from being used to award, require, or encourage any Federal contract, if the contract is being awarded on the basis of the race, color, national origin, or gender of the contractor.

Categorized under Civil Rights

Voting N counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 2: Require companies to hire more women & minorities.


Democrats voting on 1995-317

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman NONM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
Bill Bradley NONJ Democrat Senator (Former)
John Breaux NOLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Richard Bryan NONV Democrat Jr Senator (Former)
Dale Bumpers NOAR Democrat Senator (Former)
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Kent Conrad NOND Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Daschle NOSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Chris Dodd NOCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan NOND Democratic incumbent
Jim Exon YESNE Democrat Senator (Former)
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein NOCA Democrat Sr Senator
Wendell Ford NOKY Democrat Senator (Former)
John Glenn NOOH Democrat Senator (Former)
Bob Graham NOFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings YESSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Bennett Johnston NOLA Democrat Senator (Former)
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Kerrey NONE Former Democrat Senator
Herbert Kohl NOWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman NOCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Carol Moseley-Braun NOIL Democrat Senator (Former)
Pat Moynihan NONY Democrat Senator (Former)
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Sam Nunn NOGA Democrat Senator (Former)
Claiborne Pell NORI Democrat Senator (Former)
David Pryor NOAR Democrat Senator (Former)
Harry Reid NONV Democratic incumbent
Charles Robb NOVA Democrat Senator (Former)
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Democrat Sr Senator
Paul Simon NOIL Democrat Senator (Former)
Paul Wellstone NOMN Democrat Senator (Former)


Republicans voting on 1995-317

Spencer Abraham YESMI Republican Senator (Former)
Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond NOMO Republican incumbent
Hank Brown YESCO Republican Senator (Former)
Conrad Burns YESMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell NOCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
John Chafee NORI Republican Senator (Former)
Daniel Coats YESIN Republican Senator (Former)
William Cohen NOME Republican Senator (Former)
Paul Coverdell YESGA Republican Senator (Former)
Al D'Amato YESNY Former Republican Jr Senator
Mike DeWine NOOH Republican Sr Senator
Bob Dole YESKS Republican Senator (Former)
Lauch Faircloth YESNC Republican Senator (Former)
Bill Frist YESTN Republican Jr Senator
Slade Gorton YESWA Republican Senator (Former)
Phil Gramm YESTX Former Republican Senator
Rod Grams YESMN Republican Senator (Former)
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Mark Hatfield NOOR Republican Senator (Former)
Jesse Helms YESNC Former Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison NOTX Republican Jr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Nancy Kassebaum NOKS Republican Senator (Former)
Dirk Kempthorne YESID Republican Governor
Jon Kyl YESAZ Republican Jr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Connie Mack YESFL Former Republican Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski YESAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles YESOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Larry Pressler YESSD Republican Senator (Former)
William Roth NODE Former Republican Senator
Rick Santorum NOPA Republican Jr Senator
Richard Shelby YESAL Republican incumbent
Alan Simpson NOWY Republican Senator (Former)
Bob Smith YESFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Olympia Snowe NOME Republican Sr Senator
Arlen Specter NOPA Republican incumbent
Craig Thomas YESWY Republican Sr Senator
Fred Thompson NOTN Republican Sr Senator
Strom Thurmond YESSC Former Republican Senator


Independents voting on 1995-317

Jim Jeffords NOVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 3; NO 34
Republicans: YES 31; NO 14
Independents: YES 0; NO 1