Vote 280

Question: On Passage of the Bill
Bill: H R 3396
Vote description: h.r.3396; Defense of Marriage Act
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Passed, 85-14, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: September 10, 1996, 2:42 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: 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	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner
Aries	Ben Campbell, Sheila Frahm, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, John Glenn, Phil Gramm, Mark Hatfield, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, William Roth, Paul Wellstone	Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Robb
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Nancy Kassebaum, Fred Thompson	Carol Moseley Braun
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Bill Frist, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Tom Daschle, Donald Nickles, Harry Reid, Strom Thurmond	John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Paul Simon
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Barbara Boxer
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, William Cohen, Wendell Ford, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Sam Nunn, Alan Simpson	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey	David Pryor

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

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

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

	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	Hank Brown, Ben Campbell
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, William Roth
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	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	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	Mark Hatfield	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
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	John Warner	Chuck Robb
Washington	Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Sam Nunn, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone	Daniel Akaka, Barbara Boxer, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, Chuck Robb, Paul Simon, Ron Wyden	David Pryor
Republican	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, 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