Vote 227

Question: On the Motion
Category: Motion
Vote description: Motion to waive - Kennedy amdt. no. 4955; To permit assistance to be provided to needy or disabled legal immigrant children when sponsors cannot provide reimbursement.
Vote type: 3/5 (Help)
A three-fifths majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used in the Senate.
Result: Rejected, 51-48, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: July 23, 1996, 3:48 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 4955
Republican majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (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	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas, John Warner
Aries	Ben Campbell, Patrick Leahy	Sheila Frahm, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Mark Hatfield, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Roth
Capricorn	Fritz Hollings	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller	Spencer Abraham, Howell Heflin
Leo	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Jim Exon, Carol Moseley Braun	Alfonse D'amato, Fred Thompson	Nancy Kassebaum
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Patty Murray	Jesse Helms, Trent Lott
Pisces	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Paul Simon	Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin	Robert Byrd, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, William Cohen, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Sam Nunn, David Pryor	Bob Bennett, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Alan Simpson

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Howell Heflin, Richard Shelby
Alaska		Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona		Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers, David Pryor
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Ben Campbell	Hank Brown
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden	William Roth
Florida	Bob Graham	Connie Mack
Georgia	Sam Nunn	Paul Coverdell
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois	Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon
Indiana		Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas		Sheila Frahm	Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky	Wendell Ford	Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Bennett Johnston
Maine	William Cohen	Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin	Spencer Abraham
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone	Rod Grams
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
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	Daniel Moynihan	Alfonse D'amato
North Carolina		Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	John Glenn	Mike DeWine
Oklahoma		James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Mark Hatfield, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Rick Santorum
Rhode Island	John Chafee, Claiborne Pell
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings	Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle	Larry Pressler
Tennessee		Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas		Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah		Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb	John Warner
Washington	Patty Murray	Slade Gorton
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, 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, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd, Howell Heflin
Republican	Ben Campbell, John Chafee, William Cohen, Mark Hatfield, James Jeffords, Arlen Specter	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Sheila Frahm, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Nancy Kassebaum