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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104^th Congress - 2^nd Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (simpson amendment no. 3739 )
Vote Number:	83	Vote Date:	April 25, 1996, 03:00 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 3739 to S.Amdt. 3725 to S. 1664 (Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996)
Statement of Purpose:	To provide for temporary numerical limits on family-sponsored immigrant visas, a temporary priority-based system of allocating family-sponsored immigrant visas, and a temporary per-country limit--to apply for the five fiscal years after enactment of S. 1664.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	20
	NAYs	80

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brown (R-CO), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Yea
Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay

Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grams (R-MN), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Nay

Mack (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Nay
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Nay
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---20
Baucus (D-MT) Brown (R-CO) Bryan (D-NV) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Cohen (R-ME) Exon (D-NE)	Faircloth (R-NC) Grassley (R-IA) Hollings (D-SC) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnston (D-LA) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kyl (R-AZ)	Lott (R-MS) Reid (D-NV) Roth (R-DE) Shelby (R-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Thomas (R-WY)

NAYs ---80
Abraham (R-MI) Akaka (D-HI) Ashcroft (R-MO) Bennett (R-UT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Bradley (D-NJ) Breaux (D-LA) Bumpers (D-AR) Campbell (R-CO) Chafee (R-RI) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Conrad (D-ND) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) Daschle (D-SD) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA)	Ford (D-KY) Frist (R-TN) Glenn (D-OH) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grams (R-MN) Gregg (R-NH) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hatfield (R-OR) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Inouye (D-HI) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL)	McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Moynihan (D-NY) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Pell (D-RI) Pressler (R-SD) Pryor (D-AR) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Santorum (R-PA) Sarbanes (D-MD) Simon (D-IL) Smith (R-NH) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Thompson (R-TN) Thurmond (R-SC) Warner (R-VA) Wellstone (D-MN) Wyden (D-OR)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Nay	Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Nay	Pryor (D-AR), Nay
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Nay	Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Brown (R-CO), Yea	Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Nay	Roth (R-DE), Yea
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Coverdell (R-GA), Nay	Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Nay	Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Nay	Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay	Simon (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Nay	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Nay	Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Yea	Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Nay	Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Nay	Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:	Abraham (R-MI), Nay	Levin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Grams (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:	Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay	Bond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Yea	Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Nay	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Nay	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:	Faircloth (R-NC), Yea	Helms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Nay	Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Nay	Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:	Inhofe (R-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Nay	Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Pell (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Yea	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Nay	Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Frist (R-TN), Nay	Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Yea	Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Gorton (R-WA), Nay	Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Nay	Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Yea	Thomas (R-WY), Yea


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