Vote 276

Question: Whether the Amendment is Germane
Category: Motion
Vote description: germaneness of Daschle amdt no. 5190; To provide benefits for certain children of Vietnam veterans who are born with spina bifada, and to offset the cost of such benefits by requiring that there be an element of fault as a precondition for entitlement to compensation for a disability or death resulting from health care or certain other services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Germane, 62-35, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: September 5, 1996, 10:21 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 5190
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, John Warner	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas
Aries	Patrick Leahy, Larry Pressler	Ben Campbell, Sheila Frahm, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Robert Smith	Frank Murkowski
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Roth	Mark Hatfield
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Fritz Hollings	Slade Gorton
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Carol Moseley Braun	Nancy Kassebaum, Fred Thompson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Jesse Helms, Patty Murray	John Chafee, Trent Lott
Pisces	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Bill Frist
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Paul Simon	Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Ted Stevens	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack
Taurus	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Richard Shelby, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Wendell Ford, Chuck Grassley, Bob Kerrey, Sam Nunn, David Pryor	Bob Bennett, William Cohen, John McCain, Alan Simpson	Daniel Inouye

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Howell Heflin, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Ted Stevens		Frank Murkowski
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	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	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas		Sheila Frahm, Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky	Wendell Ford, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Bennett Johnston
Maine	Olympia Snowe	William Cohen
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Spencer Abraham, Carl Levin
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	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	Ron Wyden		Mark Hatfield
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Rick Santorum
Rhode Island	Claiborne Pell	John Chafee
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	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas

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

	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, 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		Daniel Inouye
Republican	Spencer Abraham, Thad Cochran, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, James Jeffords, Mitch McConnell, Larry Pressler, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Warner	John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Sheila Frahm, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Nancy Kassebaum, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Donald Nickles, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Mark Hatfield, Frank Murkowski