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

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (feinstein amdt no. 4911 )
Vote Number: 206 Vote Date: July 19, 1996, 09:52 AM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4911 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996)
Statement of Purpose: To address multi-generational welfare dependency.
Vote Counts:YEAs21
NAYs77
Not Voting2
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
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), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Frahm (R-KS), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grams (R-MN), Yea
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), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
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), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Nunn (D-GA), Not Voting
Pell (D-RI), Nay
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Not Voting
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Nay
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---21
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Byrd (D-WV)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Mack (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pressler (R-SD)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
NAYs ---77
Abraham (R-MI)
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brown (R-CO)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burns (R-MT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Exon (D-NE)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Frahm (R-KS)
Frist (R-TN)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Gregg (R-NH)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heflin (D-AL)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
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)
McCain (R-AZ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murray (D-WA)
Pell (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Warner (R-VA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 2
Nunn (D-GA)
Pryor (D-AR)
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped by Home State
Alabama:Heflin (D-AL), NayShelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:Murkowski (R-AK), YeaStevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:Kyl (R-AZ), YeaMcCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:Bumpers (D-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), Not Voting
California:Boxer (D-CA), NayFeinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:Brown (R-CO), NayCampbell (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut:Dodd (D-CT), NayLieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:Biden (D-DE), NayRoth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:Graham (D-FL), NayMack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:Coverdell (R-GA), YeaNunn (D-GA), Not Voting
Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), NayInouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:Craig (R-ID), NayKempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:Moseley-Braun (D-IL), NaySimon (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:Coats (R-IN), NayLugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), YeaHarkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:Frahm (R-KS), NayKassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:Ford (D-KY), NayMcConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:Breaux (D-LA), NayJohnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:Cohen (R-ME), NaySnowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland:Mikulski (D-MD), NaySarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:Kennedy (D-MA), NayKerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:Abraham (R-MI), NayLevin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:Grams (R-MN), YeaWellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayLott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:Ashcroft (R-MO), YeaBond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:Baucus (D-MT), NayBurns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:Exon (D-NE), NayKerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:Bryan (D-NV), NayReid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:Gregg (R-NH), NaySmith (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:Bradley (D-NJ), NayLautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), NayDomenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:D'Amato (R-NY), NayMoynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:Faircloth (R-NC), YeaHelms (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), NayDorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:DeWine (R-OH), NayGlenn (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:Inhofe (R-OK), YeaNickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:Hatfield (R-OR), NayWyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:Santorum (R-PA), NaySpecter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:Chafee (R-RI), NayPell (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:Hollings (D-SC), NayThurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:Daschle (D-SD), NayPressler (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:Frist (R-TN), NayThompson (R-TN), Yea
Texas:Gramm (R-TX), YeaHutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:Bennett (R-UT), NayHatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:Jeffords (R-VT), NayLeahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:Robb (D-VA), NayWarner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:Gorton (R-WA), NayMurray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:Byrd (D-WV), YeaRockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:Feingold (D-WI), NayKohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:Simpson (R-WY), NayThomas (R-WY), Nay
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State
 
  

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