What was the result of Senate roll call vote 213 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 23, 1996 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (56-43)", 56-43. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4916 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 213?

56 senators voted Yea and 43 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 213 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-0 and Democrats voted 5-40. 6 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #213 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 23, 1996, 10:00 AM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4916 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4916 (To strike amendments to child nutrition requirements.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-43)

56 Yea

43 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

5 Yea / 40 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 56

Nay 43

Not Voting 1

Baker Kassebaum (KS)

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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