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Roll Call Vote #222 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 23, 1996, 2:05 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4936 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4936 (To modify the formula for determining a State family assistance grant to include the number of children in poverty residing in a State.)

Amendment Rejected (37-60)
37 Yea
60 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

8 Yea / 39 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

27 Yea / 17 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 37

Nay 60

Not Voting 3

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