Vote 246

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 3540
Vote description: simpson amendment no. 5088; To strike the provision which extends reduced refugee standards for certain groups.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 22-78.
Date/time: July 26, 1996, 9:36 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 5088
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: 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
Aquarius	Hank Brown, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, John Warner
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski	Sheila Frahm, Patrick Leahy, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith
Cancer	William Roth	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Phil Gramm, Mark Hatfield, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton	Mike DeWine, Fritz Hollings
Gemini		Spencer Abraham, Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Nancy Kassebaum	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson
Libra	John Chafee, Jesse Helms	Jeff Bingaman, Trent Lott, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Thad Cochran, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Donald Nickles, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Paul Simon
Scorpio		Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens
Taurus	Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Richard Shelby	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Ron Wyden
Virgo	John McCain, Alan Simpson	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, William Cohen, Wendell Ford, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Sam Nunn, David Pryor

	Yes	No
Female	Nancy Kassebaum	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Sheila Frahm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe
Male	Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Pete Domenici, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, James Jeffords, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas, Strom Thurmond	Spencer Abraham, Daniel Akaka, John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Dan Coats, William Cohen, Kent Conrad, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Dirk Kempthorne, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, Larry Pressler, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Fred Thompson, John Warner, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No
Midwest	Kit Bond, Rod Grams, Nancy Kassebaum, Richard Lugar	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, Russ Feingold, Sheila Frahm, John Glenn, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Carol Moseley Braun, Larry Pressler, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone
Northeast	John Chafee, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords	Bill Bradley, William Cohen, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter
South	Thad Cochran, Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Strom Thurmond	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Paul Coverdell, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Bennett Johnston, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Fred Thompson, John Warner
West	Hank Brown, Ben Campbell, Pete Domenici, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Mark Hatfield, Daniel Inouye, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ted Stevens, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No
None	Hank Brown, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Nancy Kassebaum, Frank Murkowski, William Roth, Alan Simpson, Strom Thurmond	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Dan Coats, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Tom Daschle, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, Sheila Frahm, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Dirk Kempthorne, Bob Kerrey, Connie Mack, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, Larry Pressler, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Paul Simon, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Paul Wellstone
2006	James Jeffords	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Thad Cochran, Pete Domenici	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Larry Craig, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Jay Rockefeller, Ted Stevens, John Warner
2010	Kit Bond, Judd Gregg, John McCain, Richard Shelby	Bob Bennett, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden
2012	Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Olympia Snowe

	Yes	No
Alabama	Richard Shelby	Howell Heflin
Alaska	Frank Murkowski	Ted Stevens
Arizona	John McCain	Jon Kyl
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	Richard Lugar	Dan Coats
Iowa		Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas	Nancy Kassebaum	Sheila Frahm
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		Spencer Abraham, Carl Levin
Minnesota	Rod Grams	Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond	John Ashcroft
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	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
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	Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
South Dakota		Tom Daschle, Larry Pressler
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
Baby boomer	Rod Grams, Judd Gregg	Spencer Abraham, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Dirk Kempthorne, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Pete Domenici, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas, Strom Thurmond	Daniel Akaka, John Ashcroft, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Dan Coats, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, Sheila Frahm, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, Larry Pressler, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Fred Thompson, John Warner, Paul Wellstone

	Yes	No
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, Ron Wyden
Republican	Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Pete Domenici, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas, Strom Thurmond	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Dan Coats, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Alfonse D'amato, Sheila Frahm, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Mark Hatfield, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Fred Thompson, John Warner