Vote 259

Question: On Passage of the Bill
Bill: S 1936
Vote description: s.1936 as amended; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Passed, 63-37.
Date/time: July 31, 1996, 4:58 p.m.
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
Aquarius	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Sheila Frahm, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith	Ben Campbell
Cancer	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Mark Hatfield, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Chuck Robb, William Roth	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Barbara Mikulski, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Alfonse D'amato, Nancy Kassebaum, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Jim Exon
Libra	Jesse Helms, Trent Lott, Patty Murray	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee
Pisces	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Paul Simon, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Dan Coats, Byron Dorgan, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, William Cohen, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Sam Nunn, Alan Simpson	Daniel Akaka, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, David Pryor

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

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

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

	Yes	No
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	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	Sheila Frahm, Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Wendell Ford
Louisiana	Bennett Johnston	John Breaux
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	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	Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Larry Pressler	Tom Daschle
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	Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas

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

	Yes	No
Democratic	Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Herb Kohl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Sam Nunn, Chuck Robb, Paul Simon	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, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden
Republican	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, 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, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, 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, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats