How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 272?

98 senators voted Yea and 0 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 272 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 47-0 and Democrats voted 45-0. No senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #272 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 5, 1996, 5:34 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5193 to S.Amdt. 5192 to H.R. 3666 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997)

Q: What was the result of Senate roll call vote 272 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 5, 1996 ended "Amendment Agreed to (98-0)", 98-0. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5193 to S.Amdt. 5192 to H.R. 3666 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997).

Amendment S.Amdt. 5193 (To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth of the child, and for other purposes.)

Amendment Agreed to (98-0)

98 Yea

0 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

47 Yea / 0 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

45 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

No senators voted against their party's majority on this vote.

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 98

Not Voting 2

Mark Hatfield (OR)
Frank Murkowski (AK)

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

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