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104th Congress / Senate / 1st session / Vote 408

  • Question: On the Amendment
  • Bill: H R 4
  • Vote description: Helms Amendment No. 2523; To require single, able-bodied individuals receiving food stamps to work at least 40 hours every 4 weeks.
  • Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
  • Result: Rejected, 32-66, with 2 not voting.
  • Date/time: September 11, 1995, 6:11 p.m.
  • Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2523
  • Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
  • Democrat majority opinion: No (Help)

Vote totals

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Yes No Not Voting
Aquarius Hank Brown, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, John Warner Conrad Burns, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas
Aries Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Roth Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Mark Hatfield, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone Phil Gramm
Capricorn Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton Mike DeWine, Fritz Hollings
Gemini Spencer Abraham Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller
Leo Fred Thompson Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Nancy Kassebaum, Carol Moseley Braun
Libra Jesse Helms, Trent Lott Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Patty Murray
Pisces Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell Kit Bond, John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Paul Simon
Scorpio James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin
Taurus Dan Coats, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby John Ashcroft, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords
Virgo Chuck Grassley, John McCain Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, William Cohen, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, David Pryor Alan Simpson
Yes No Not Voting
Female Kay Bailey Hutchison Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Kassebaum, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe
Male Spencer Abraham, Hank Brown, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Jesse Helms, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Ted Stevens, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner Daniel Akaka, John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, Paul Wellstone Phil Gramm, Alan Simpson
Yes No Not Voting
Midwest Spencer Abraham, Dan Coats, Bob Dole, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Larry Pressler John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, Russ Feingold, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Nancy Kassebaum, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone
Northeast Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith Bill Bradley, John Chafee, William Cohen, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter
South Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner Joe Biden, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Thad Cochran, Wendell Ford, Bob Graham, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Barbara Mikulski, Sam Nunn, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes Phil Gramm
West Hank Brown, Larry Craig, Slade Gorton, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Pete Domenici, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Robert Packwood, Harry Reid, Craig Thomas Alan Simpson
Yes No Not Voting
None Spencer Abraham, Hank Brown, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond John Ashcroft, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, William Cohen, Tom Daschle, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Nancy Kassebaum, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone Phil Gramm, Alan Simpson
2006 Bill Frist, Rick Santorum Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008 Larry Craig, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens, John Warner Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Pete Domenici, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jay Rockefeller
2010 Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, John McCain, Richard Shelby Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Arlen Specter
2012 Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas
Yes No Not Voting
Alabama Richard Shelby Howell Heflin
Alaska Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas Dale Bumpers, David Pryor
California Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado Hank Brown Ben Campbell
Connecticut Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware William Roth Joe Biden
Florida Connie Mack Bob Graham
Georgia Paul Coverdell Sam Nunn
Hawaii Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon
Indiana Dan Coats Richard Lugar
Iowa Chuck Grassley Tom Harkin
Kansas Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky Mitch McConnell Wendell Ford
Louisiana John Breaux, Bennett Johnston
Maine William Cohen, Olympia Snowe
Maryland Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan Spencer Abraham Carl Levin
Minnesota Rod Grams Paul Wellstone
Mississippi Trent Lott Thad Cochran
Missouri John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana Max Baucus, Conrad Burns
Nebraska Jim Exon, Bob Kerrey
Nevada Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey Bill Bradley, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York Alfonse D'amato, Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio Mike DeWine, John Glenn
Oklahoma James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon Mark Hatfield, Robert Packwood
Pennsylvania Rick Santorum Arlen Specter
Rhode Island John Chafee, Claiborne Pell
South Carolina Strom Thurmond Fritz Hollings
South Dakota Larry Pressler Tom Daschle
Tennessee Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison Phil Gramm
Utah Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia John Warner Chuck Robb
Washington Slade Gorton Patty Murray
West Virginia Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming Craig Thomas Alan Simpson
Yes No Not Voting
Baby boomer Spencer Abraham, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Russ Feingold, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe
Pre-boomer Hank Brown, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Ted Stevens, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner Daniel Akaka, John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Nancy Kassebaum, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, Paul Wellstone Phil Gramm, Alan Simpson
Yes No Not Voting
Democratic Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone
Republican Spencer Abraham, Hank Brown, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Ted Stevens, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, Richard Lugar, Robert Packwood, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas Phil Gramm, Alan Simpson
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