What was the result of Senate roll call vote 226 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. 4952 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 226?

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

Which party supported Senate vote 226 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-0 and Democrats voted 6-39. 6 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #226 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 23, 1996, 3:31 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4952 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4952 (To strike additional penalties for consecutive failure to satisfy minimum participation rates.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-43)

56 Yea

43 Nay

← Vote #225 Vote #227 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

6 Yea / 39 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) 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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