Vote 225

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 1956
Vote description: ashcroft amdt no. 4942; To provide that a family may not receive TANF assistance for more than 24 consecutive months at a time unless an adult in the family is working or a State exempts an adult in the family from working for reasons of hardship.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 37-62, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: July 23, 1996, 3:09 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4942
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams	Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner
Aries	Sheila Frahm, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith	Ben Campbell, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Mark Hatfield, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Roth	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Lauch Faircloth, Fritz Hollings	Mike DeWine, Slade Gorton
Gemini	Spencer Abraham	Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Alfonse D'amato, Fred Thompson	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Jim Exon, Carol Moseley Braun	Nancy Kassebaum
Libra	Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Paul Simon
Scorpio	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Chuck Grassley, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, William Cohen, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Sam Nunn, David Pryor, Alan Simpson

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Sheila Frahm, Kay Bailey Hutchison	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe	Nancy Kassebaum
Male	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, William Cohen, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Judd Gregg, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Connie Mack, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, John Warner, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Dan Coats, Sheila Frahm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Richard Lugar, Larry Pressler	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, Russ Feingold, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	Nancy Kassebaum
Northeast	Alfonse D'amato, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith	Bill Bradley, John Chafee, William Cohen, Chris Dodd, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter
South	Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Wendell Ford, Bob Graham, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Connie Mack, Barbara Mikulski, Sam Nunn, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, John Warner
West	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Ben Campbell, Pete Domenici, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Alan Simpson, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Hank Brown, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Sheila Frahm, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Dirk Kempthorne, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, William Cohen, Tom Daschle, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Bob Kerrey, Connie Mack, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Paul Wellstone	Nancy Kassebaum
2006	Conrad Burns, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum	Mike DeWine, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Pete Domenici, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jay Rockefeller, Ted Stevens, John Warner
2010	Kit Bond, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Richard Shelby	Bob Bennett, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden
2012	Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, 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		Bob Graham, Connie Mack
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	Sheila Frahm		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	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska		Jim Exon, Bob Kerrey
Nevada		Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Robert Smith	Judd Gregg
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	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum	Arlen Specter
Rhode Island		John Chafee, Claiborne Pell
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Larry Pressler	Tom Daschle
Tennessee	Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas	Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Orrin Hatch	Bob Bennett
Vermont		James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia		Chuck Robb, John Warner
Washington		Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Sheila Frahm, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, William Cohen, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Connie Mack, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, John Warner, Paul Wellstone	Nancy Kassebaum

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Fritz Hollings	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, 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, Ron Wyden
Republican	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Sheila Frahm, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Bob Bennett, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, William Cohen, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Slade Gorton, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Connie Mack, Alan Simpson, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Nancy Kassebaum