Vote 281

Question: On Passage of the Bill
Bill: S 2056
Vote description: s.2056; Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1996
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Defeated, 49-50, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: September 10, 1996, 3:41 p.m.
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	Patrick Leahy	Ben Campbell, 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, Alfonse D'amato, Carol Moseley Braun	Jim Exon, Nancy Kassebaum, Fred Thompson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Patty Murray	Jesse Helms, Trent Lott
Pisces	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell
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, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Alan Simpson	Bob Bennett, Wendell Ford, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Sam Nunn	David Pryor

	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	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, John Chafee, William Cohen, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Alfonse D'amato, Russ Feingold, 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, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Arlen Specter, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, 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, Sam Nunn, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	David Pryor

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, John Chafee, William Cohen, Tom Daschle, Alfonse D'amato, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Mark Hatfield, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, Chuck Robb, Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Paul Wellstone	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Hank Brown, Ben Campbell, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, Sheila Frahm, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Howell Heflin, Jesse Helms, Nancy Kassebaum, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	David Pryor
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, Olympia Snowe	Robert Byrd, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, 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		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	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	Bob Kerrey	Jim Exon
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	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, Olympia Snowe, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Mike DeWine, 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, John Chafee, William Cohen, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Alfonse D'amato, Dianne Feinstein, 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, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Alan Simpson, Arlen Specter, Paul Wellstone	John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, Sheila Frahm, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Howell Heflin, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Nancy Kassebaum, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Sam Nunn, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	David Pryor

	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, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, 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, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, Howell Heflin, Sam Nunn	David Pryor
Republican	John Chafee, William Cohen, Alfonse D'amato, Mark Hatfield, James Jeffords, Alan Simpson, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, 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, 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, Robert Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner