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Roll Call Vote 104th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On the Motion (motion to waive cba re: shelby amdt no. 4939 )
Vote Number: 221
Vote Date: July 23, 1996, 12:19 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Motion Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4939 to S. 1956 (Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996)
Statement of Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for adoption expenses and to exclude from gross income employee and military adoption assistance benefits and withdrawals from IRAs for certain adoption expenses.
Vote Counts:
YEAs78
NAYs
21
Not Voting
1

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Yea
Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Frahm (R-KS), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grams (R-MN), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Not Voting
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---78
Abraham (R-MI)
Akaka (D-HI)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Burns (R-MT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Exon (D-NE)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Ford (D-KY)
Frahm (R-KS)
Frist (R-TN)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heflin (D-AL)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nunn (D-GA)
Pell (D-RI)
Pressler (R-SD)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Shelby (R-AL)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Smith (R-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Warner (R-VA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---21
Breaux (D-LA)
Brown (R-CO)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chafee (R-RI)
Conrad (D-ND)
Daschle (D-SD)
Domenici (R-NM)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (D-FL)
Gregg (R-NH)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnston (D-LA)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pryor (D-AR)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Not Voting - 1
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea

Arkansas:

Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay

Colorado:

Brown (R-CO), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay

Florida:

Graham (D-FL), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Nunn (D-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea

Illinois:

Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Simon (D-IL), Yea

Indiana:

Coats (R-IN), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Frahm (R-KS), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Not Voting

Kentucky:

Ford (D-KY), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Nay

Maine:

Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Michigan:

Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Grams (R-MN), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Exon (D-NE), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Yea

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Yea

New Jersey:

Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay

New York:

D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay

North Carolina:

Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea

Ohio:

DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay

Oregon:

Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Daschle (D-SD), Nay
Pressler (R-SD), Yea

Tennessee:

Frist (R-TN), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Robb (D-VA), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea

Washington:

Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea