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Roll Call Vote 104th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: Whether the Amendment is Germane (germaneness of Daschle amdt no. 5190 )
Vote Number: 276
Vote Date: September 5, 1996, 10:21 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Amendment Germane
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 5190 to H.R. 3666 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Vote Counts:
YEAs62
NAYs
35
Not Voting
3

*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), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Yea
Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Frahm (R-KS), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grams (R-MN), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Not Voting
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Not Voting
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---62
Abraham (R-MI)
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cochran (R-MS)
Conrad (D-ND)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Exon (D-NE)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Glenn (D-OH)
Graham (D-FL)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Heflin (D-AL)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murray (D-WA)
Nunn (D-GA)
Pell (D-RI)
Pressler (R-SD)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Shelby (R-AL)
Simon (D-IL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Warner (R-VA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---35
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brown (R-CO)
Burns (R-MT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cohen (R-ME)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
Frahm (R-KS)
Frist (R-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
Nickles (R-OK)
Roth (R-DE)
Santorum (R-PA)
Simpson (R-WY)
Smith (R-NH)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Not Voting - 3
Hatfield (R-OR)
Inouye (D-HI)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

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

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting
Stevens (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

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

Arkansas:

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

California:

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

Colorado:

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

Connecticut:

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

Delaware:

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

Florida:

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

Georgia:

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

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Not Voting

Idaho:

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

Illinois:

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

Indiana:

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

Iowa:

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

Kansas:

Frahm (R-KS), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay

Kentucky:

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

Louisiana:

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

Maine:

Cohen (R-ME), Nay
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), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

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

Missouri:

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

Montana:

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

Nebraska:

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

Nevada:

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

New Hampshire:

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

New Jersey:

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

New Mexico:

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

New York:

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

North Carolina:

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

North Dakota:

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

Ohio:

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

Oklahoma:

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

Oregon:

Hatfield (R-OR), Not Voting
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

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

Rhode Island:

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

South Carolina:

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

South Dakota:

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

Tennessee:

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

Texas:

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

Utah:

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

Vermont:

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

Virginia:

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

Washington:

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

West Virginia:

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

Wisconsin:

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

Wyoming:

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