Senate vote 276 (1996): Whether the Amendment is Germane, HR3666
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Senate vote 276 (1996): Whether the Amendment is Germane, HR3666
1996-09-05 · HR3666
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- The bill: HR3666
- What was asked: Whether the Amendment is Germane (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Amendment Germane on 1996-09-05 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: Whether the Amendment is Germane · To provide benefits for certain children of Vietnam veterans who are born with spina bifada, and to offset the cost of such benefits by requiring that there be an element of fault as a precondition for entitlement to compensation for a disability or death resulting from health care or certain other services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Result: Amendment Germane · Yea 62 · Nay 35 · Present 0 · Not voting 3 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 16 | 35 | 2 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Not Voting |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Yea |
| HEFLIN, Howell Thomas | AL | D | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Yea |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Yea |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Nay |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Nay |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Yea |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Yea |
| BROWN, George Hanks (Hank) | CO | R | Nay |
| CAMPBELL, Ben Nighthorse | CO | R | Nay |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Yea |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Yea |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Yea |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Yea |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Nay |
| COVERDELL, Paul | GA | R | Nay |
| NUNN, Samuel Augustus | GA | D | Yea |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Yea |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Not Voting |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Yea |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Yea |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Nay |
| KEMPTHORNE, Dirk | ID | R | Nay |
| MOSELEY BRAUN, Carol | IL | D | Yea |
| SIMON, Paul Martin | IL | D | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Yea |
| JOHNSTON, John Bennett, Jr. | LA | D | Yea |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Yea |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Yea |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Yea |
| COHEN, William Sebastian | ME | R | Nay |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Yea |
| ABRAHAM, Spencer | MI | R | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| GRAMS, Rod | MN | R | Nay |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | Yea |
| ASHCROFT, John David | MO | R | Nay |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Nay |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Yea |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Nay |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Yea |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Nay |
| FAIRCLOTH, Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) | NC | R | Yea |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Yea |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Yea |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Yea |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Yea |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Nay |
| SMITH, Robert C. | NH | R | Nay |
| BRADLEY, William Warren (Bill) | NJ | D | Yea |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Yea |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Yea |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Yea |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Yea |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Yea |
| DeWINE, Michael | OH | R | Yea |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Yea |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Nay |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Nay |
| HATFIELD, Mark Odom | OR | R | Not Voting |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Yea |
| SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick) | PA | R | Nay |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Nay |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Yea |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Yea |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Nay |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Yea |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Yea |
| FRIST, William H. | TN | R | Nay |
| THOMPSON, Fred Dalton | TN | R | Nay |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Nay |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Nay |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | UT | R | Nay |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Yea |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Yea |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Yea |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Nay |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Yea |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI | D | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Yea |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Yea |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| 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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