Roll Call Vote #221 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 23, 1996, 12:19 PM (ET)
On the Motion (motion to waive cba re: shelby amdt no. 4939)
Amendment S.Amdt. 4939 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for adoption expenses and to exclude from gross income employee and military adoption assistance benefits and withdrawals from IRAs for certain adoption expenses.)
How the Parties Voted
42 Yea / 6 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
30 Yea / 15 Nay
Majority position: Yea
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Hank Brown (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Carol Moseley Braun (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Donald Nickles (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 78
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Sheila Frahm (KS)
- William Frist (TN)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Ron Wyden
Nay 21
- John Breaux (LA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
Not Voting 1
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).