Roll Call Vote #231 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 23, 1996, 5:19 PM (ET)
On the Motion (motion to waive cba re: sec. 2909, pg 651, ln11 thru pg 654, ln 2) (S. 1956)
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.
Motion Rejected (52-46, 3/5 majority required)
52 Yea
46 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 53 senators
48 Yea / 4 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 47 senators
4 Yea / 42 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 52
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Sheila Frahm (KS)
- William Frist (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 46
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 2
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
Other Votes on S. 1956
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Vote #201 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4897 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportu…Amendment Rejected (46-53) Jul 18, 1996
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Vote #204 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4902 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportu…Amendment Agreed to (96-0) Jul 18, 1996
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Vote #206 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4911 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportu…Amendment Rejected (21-77) Jul 19, 1996
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Vote #211 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4921 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work O…Motion to Table Agreed to (62-34) Jul 19, 1996
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Vote #213 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4916 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work O…Motion to Table Agreed to (56-43) Jul 23, 1996
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Vote #214 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4927 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportu…Amendment Agreed to (99-0) Jul 23, 1996
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Vote #216 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4933 to S.Amdt. 4931 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibili…Amendment Agreed to (97-2) Jul 23, 1996
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Vote #217 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4932 to S.Amdt. 4931 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibili…Amendment Rejected (31-68) Jul 23, 1996
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Vote #218 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4934 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportu…Amendment Agreed to (53-45) Jul 23, 1996
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Vote #220 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4930 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work O…Motion to Table Agreed to (56-43) Jul 23, 1996
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).