Senate vote 206 (1996): On the Amendment, S1956
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Senate vote 206 (1996): On the Amendment, S1956
1996-07-19 · S1956
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- The bill: S1956
- What was asked: On the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Amendment Rejected on 1996-07-19 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Amendment · To address multi-generational welfare dependency.
Result: Amendment Rejected · Yea 21 · Nay 77 · Present 0 · Not voting 2 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Republican | 20 | 33 | 0 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Yea |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Nay |
| HEFLIN, Howell Thomas | AL | D | Nay |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Nay |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Not Voting |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Nay |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Nay |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Nay |
| BROWN, George Hanks (Hank) | CO | R | Nay |
| CAMPBELL, Ben Nighthorse | CO | R | Nay |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Nay |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Nay |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Nay |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Nay |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Yea |
| COVERDELL, Paul | GA | R | Yea |
| NUNN, Samuel Augustus | GA | D | Not Voting |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Nay |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Nay |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Yea |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Nay |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Nay |
| KEMPTHORNE, Dirk | ID | R | Nay |
| MOSELEY BRAUN, Carol | IL | D | Nay |
| SIMON, Paul Martin | IL | D | Nay |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Nay |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Nay |
| FRAHM, Sheila | KS | R | Nay |
| KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon | KS | R | Nay |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Nay |
| JOHNSTON, John Bennett, Jr. | LA | D | Nay |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Nay |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Nay |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Nay |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Nay |
| COHEN, William Sebastian | ME | R | Nay |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Nay |
| ABRAHAM, Spencer | MI | R | Nay |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Nay |
| GRAMS, Rod | MN | R | Yea |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | Nay |
| ASHCROFT, John David | MO | R | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Nay |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Nay |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Yea |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Nay |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Nay |
| FAIRCLOTH, Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) | NC | R | Yea |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Nay |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Nay |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Nay |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Nay |
| SMITH, Robert C. | NH | R | Yea |
| BRADLEY, William Warren (Bill) | NJ | D | Nay |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Nay |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Nay |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Nay |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Nay |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Nay |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Nay |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Nay |
| DeWINE, Michael | OH | R | Nay |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Nay |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Yea |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Yea |
| HATFIELD, Mark Odom | OR | R | Nay |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Nay |
| SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick) | PA | R | Nay |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Nay |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Nay |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Nay |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Nay |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Yea |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Nay |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Yea |
| FRIST, William H. | TN | R | Nay |
| THOMPSON, Fred Dalton | TN | R | Yea |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Yea |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Yea |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | UT | R | Nay |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Nay |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Nay |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Nay |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Nay |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Nay |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Nay |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI | D | Nay |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Nay |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Yea |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Nay |
| SIMPSON, Alan Kooi | WY | R | Nay |
| THOMAS, Craig Lyle | WY | R | Nay |
President's position (not a member vote)
CLINTON, William Jefferson (Bill) (D): Not Voting
Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.
Source: Voteview (UCLA), 104th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:41Z
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