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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 Motion (motion to waive cba re: wellstone amdt no. 4918 )
Vote Number: 210 Vote Date: July 19, 1996, 11:06 AM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Motion Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4918 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996)
Statement of Purpose: To revise this legislation if it increases the number of impoverished children in this Nation.
Vote Counts:YEAs46
NAYs50
Not Voting4
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Not Voting
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
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
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Yea
Faircloth (R-NC), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Frahm (R-KS), 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), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
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), Yea
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), Not Voting
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Not Voting
Reid (D-NV), Yea
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), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Not Voting
Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---46
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Conrad (D-ND)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Exon (D-NE)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Glenn (D-OH)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Heflin (D-AL)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
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)
Pell (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Simon (D-IL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---50
Abraham (R-MI)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brown (R-CO)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
DeWine (R-OH)
Domenici (R-NM)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Frahm (R-KS)
Frist (R-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
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)
Roth (R-DE)
Santorum (R-PA)
Shelby (R-AL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Smith (R-NH)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Warner (R-VA)
Not Voting - 4
Campbell (R-CO)
Nunn (D-GA)
Pryor (D-AR)
Thomas (R-WY)
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped by Home State
Alabama:Heflin (D-AL), YeaShelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:Murkowski (R-AK), NayStevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:Kyl (R-AZ), NayMcCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:Bumpers (D-AR), YeaPryor (D-AR), Not Voting
California:Boxer (D-CA), YeaFeinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:Brown (R-CO), NayCampbell (R-CO), Not Voting
Connecticut:Dodd (D-CT), YeaLieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:Biden (D-DE), YeaRoth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:Graham (D-FL), YeaMack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:Coverdell (R-GA), NayNunn (D-GA), Not Voting
Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), YeaInouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:Craig (R-ID), NayKempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:Moseley-Braun (D-IL), YeaSimon (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:Coats (R-IN), NayLugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), NayHarkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:Frahm (R-KS), NayKassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:Ford (D-KY), YeaMcConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:Breaux (D-LA), YeaJohnston (D-LA), Yea
Maine:Cohen (R-ME), NaySnowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:Mikulski (D-MD), YeaSarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:Kennedy (D-MA), YeaKerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:Abraham (R-MI), NayLevin (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:Grams (R-MN), NayWellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayLott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:Ashcroft (R-MO), NayBond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:Baucus (D-MT), YeaBurns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:Exon (D-NE), YeaKerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:Bryan (D-NV), YeaReid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:Gregg (R-NH), NaySmith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:Bradley (D-NJ), YeaLautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), YeaDomenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:D'Amato (R-NY), NayMoynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:Faircloth (R-NC), NayHelms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:Conrad (D-ND), YeaDorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:DeWine (R-OH), NayGlenn (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:Inhofe (R-OK), NayNickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:Hatfield (R-OR), NayWyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:Santorum (R-PA), NaySpecter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:Chafee (R-RI), NayPell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:Hollings (D-SC), YeaThurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:Daschle (D-SD), YeaPressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:Frist (R-TN), NayThompson (R-TN), Nay
Texas:Gramm (R-TX), NayHutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:Bennett (R-UT), NayHatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:Jeffords (R-VT), YeaLeahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:Robb (D-VA), YeaWarner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:Gorton (R-WA), NayMurray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:Byrd (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:Feingold (D-WI), YeaKohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:Simpson (R-WY), NayThomas (R-WY), Not Voting
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State
 
  

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