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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 (simon amendment no. 3809 )
Vote Number:	97	Vote Date:	April 30, 1996, 08:33 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 3809 to S.Amdt. 3743 to S. 1664 (Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996)
Statement of Purpose:	To adjust the definition of public charge.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	36
	NAYs	63
	Not Voting	1

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Not Voting
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Faircloth (R-NC), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea

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

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

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---36
Akaka (D-HI) Bingaman (D-NM) Bradley (D-NJ) Breaux (D-LA) Chafee (R-RI) Daschle (D-SD) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Feingold (D-WI) Glenn (D-OH) Graham (D-FL) Harkin (D-IA)	Hatfield (R-OR) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT)	Mikulski (D-MD) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Moynihan (D-NY) Murray (D-WA) Nunn (D-GA) Pell (D-RI) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sarbanes (D-MD) Simon (D-IL) Wellstone (D-MN) Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---63
Abraham (R-MI) Ashcroft (R-MO) Baucus (D-MT) Bennett (R-UT) Biden (D-DE) Bond (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Brown (R-CO) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Campbell (R-CO) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Conrad (D-ND) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) DeWine (R-OH) Dole (R-KS)	Domenici (R-NM) Exon (D-NE) Faircloth (R-NC) Feinstein (D-CA) Ford (D-KY) Frist (R-TN) Gorton (R-WA) Gramm (R-TX) Grams (R-MN) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Johnston (D-LA) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS)	Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Pressler (R-SD) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Roth (R-DE) Santorum (R-PA) Shelby (R-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Thomas (R-WY) Thompson (R-TN) Thurmond (R-SC) Warner (R-VA)

Not Voting - 1
Cohen (R-ME)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Nay	Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Nay	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), Nay	Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Nay	Roth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Yea	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Coverdell (R-GA), Nay	Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Nay	Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea	Simon (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Nay	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Nay	Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Yea	Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Not Voting	Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Abraham (R-MI), Nay	Levin (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Grams (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay	Bond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Yea	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Faircloth (R-NC), Nay	Helms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Nay	Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Nay	Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Inhofe (R-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Yea	Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Yea	Pell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Yea	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	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), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Yea	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Gorton (R-WA), Nay	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Nay	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Nay	Thomas (R-WY), Nay


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