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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
10/3/96 Vote 306: H R 3539: H.R.3539, CONFERENCE REPORT; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 Yes Yes Yes
10/3/96 Vote 305: On the Decision of the Chair: shall the decision of the chair stand? Re: conf. rept. to H.R. 3539; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 No No Yes
10/3/96 Vote 304: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture on conference report on H.R.3539; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 Yes Yes No
9/30/96 Vote 303: H R 3539: motion to table the motion to postpone the motion to proceed; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/30/96 Vote 302: H R 4278: passage of H.R. 4278; Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 Yes Yes Yes
9/26/96 Vote 301: H R 1833: shall h.r.1833 pass over the veto of the President of the U.S.?; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 Yes Yes No
9/24/96 Vote 300: H R 1350: h.r.1350; Maritime Security Act of 1996 Yes Yes Yes
9/24/96 Vote 299: H R 1350: motion to table grassley amendment no. 5394; To prohibit the use of funds received as a payment or subsidy for lobbying or public education and to prohibit the use of certain funds received as a payment or subsidy for making political contributions for the purpose of influencing an election. Yes No Yes
9/24/96 Vote 298: H R 1350: motion to table grassley amendment no. 5393; To clarify the term fair and reasonable compensation and for other purposes. Yes No Yes
9/24/96 Vote 297: H R 1350: motion to table harkin amendment no. 5396; To provide for payment by the Secretary of Transportation of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance. Yes Yes Yes
9/20/96 Vote 296: H R 1350: motion to table grassley amendment no. 5391; To provide for a uniform system of incentive pay for certain hazardous duties performed by merchant seamen. Yes Yes Yes
9/19/96 Vote 295: S 39: s.39 as amended; Sustainable Fisheries Act Fisheries Financing Act Yes Yes Yes
9/18/96 Vote 294: H R 3675: h.r.3675 conference report; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes Yes
9/18/96 Vote 293: H R 3539: h.r.3539 as amended; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 Yes Yes Yes
9/17/96 Vote 292: H R 3816: h.r.3816 conference report; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes Yes
9/17/96 Vote 291: H R 3662: motion to table bumpers amdt no. 5353 as modified; To increase the fee charged for grazing on Federal land. No Yes No
9/12/96 Vote 290: H R 3756: Motion to table Kohl amdt. no. 5244; To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to gun free schools, and for other purposes. Yes No No
9/12/96 Vote 289: H R 3756: lautenberg amendment no. 5241; To prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms. Yes Yes Yes
9/12/96 Vote 288: H R 3756: motion to table committee amdt beginning on p.129,l.20 thru p.130,l.1; Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1997 No No No
9/12/96 Vote 287: H R 3756: motion to table kerry amendment no. 5279; To make funds available for a study of tagging explosive materials, and for other purposes. No Yes No
9/12/96 Vote 286: H R 3756: reid amendment no.5256 as modified; To refer the White House Travel Office matter to the Court of Federal Claims. Yes No Yes
9/11/96 Vote 285: H R 3756: thomas amdt no 5224, as amended; To limit the use of funds to provide for Federal agencies to furnish commercially available property or services to other Federal agencies. No Yes No
9/11/96 Vote 284: H R 3756: motion to table comm. amdt. on pg 80, line 20 thru pg 81, line 4; Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes No
9/11/96 Vote 283: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: wyden amdt no. 5206; To prohibit the restriction of certain types of medical communications between a health care provider and a patient. Yes No Yes
9/11/96 Vote 282: H R 3756: motion to table dorgan amdt no. 5223; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end deferral for United States shareholders on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to property imported into the United States. Yes Yes No
9/10/96 Vote 281: S 2056: s.2056; Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 Yes No Yes
9/10/96 Vote 280: H R 3396: h.r.3396; Defense of Marriage Act Yes Yes Yes
9/10/96 Vote 279: H R 3230: conference report on H.R.3230; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 Yes Yes None
9/5/96 Vote 276: Whether the Amendment is Germane: 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. Yes No Yes
9/5/96 Vote 275: H R 3666: motion to table harkin amdt no. 5197; To provide that funding for Veterans medical care shall not be reduced to states. Yes Yes No
9/5/96 Vote 274: H R 3666: domenici amdt no. 5194 as amended; To provide health plan protections for individuals with a mental illness. Yes Yes Yes
9/5/96 Vote 278: H R 3666: H.R. 3666, as amended; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes Yes
9/5/96 Vote 277: S RES 288: S. Res. 288; A resolution regarding the United States response to Iraqi aggression. Yes Yes Yes
9/5/96 Vote 273: H R 3666: MOTION TO TABLE BROWN AMDT NO. 5195; No Yes Yes
9/5/96 Vote 272: H R 3666: frist amdt no. 5193; To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth of the child, and for other purposes. Yes Yes Yes
9/5/96 Vote 271: H R 3666: helms amdt no. 5191, as modified; To increase funding for drug elimination grants. Yes Yes Yes
9/5/96 Vote 270: H R 3845: h.r.3845 conference report; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes Yes
9/5/96 Vote 269: H R 3517: h.r. 3517 conference report; Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes Yes
9/4/96 Vote 268: H R 3666: MCCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 5177; To require a plan for the allocation of Department of Veterans Affairs health care resources. Yes Yes Yes
9/4/96 Vote 267: H R 3666: motion to table bumpers amendment no. 5178; To reduce the appropriation for the implementation of the space station program for the purpose of terminating the program. Yes Yes No
9/4/96 Vote 266: H R 3666: motion to table committee amendment on page 104 lines 21-24; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes No No
8/2/96 Vote 265: H R 3448: conference report H.R. 3448; Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 Yes Yes Yes
8/2/96 Vote 264: H R 3103: conference report H.R. 3103; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Yes Yes Yes
8/2/96 Vote 263: S 1316: conference report s.1316; Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 Yes Yes Yes
8/1/96 Vote 262: H R 3734: Conference Report H.R.3734; Welfare and Medicaid Reform Act of 1996 Yes Yes Yes
7/31/96 Vote 261: H R 3675: h.r.3675, as amended; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/31/96 Vote 260: H R 3675: Motion to table amdt. no. 5141; To require the calculation of Federal-aid highway apportionments and allocations for fiscal year 1997 to be determined so that States experience no net effect from a credit to the Highway Trust Fund made in correction of an accounting error made in fiscal year 1994. Yes Yes No
7/31/96 Vote 259: S 1936: s.1936 as amended; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996 Yes Yes No
7/31/96 Vote 258: S 1936: motion to table bryan amdt no. 5073; To specify contractual obligations between DOE and waste generators. Yes Yes No
7/31/96 Vote 257: S 1936: motion to table wellstone amdt no. 5037; To protect the taxpayer by ensuring that the Secretary of Energy does not accept title to high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel unless protection of public safety or health or the environment so require. Yes Yes Yes
7/31/96 Vote 256: S 1936: murkowski amdt no. 5055; To provide that EPA issue standards for protection of the public from releases of radioactive materials from a permanent repository, and for other purposes. Yes Yes Yes
7/30/96 Vote 255: H R 3675: motion to table mccain amendment no. 5132; To reduce the level of funding for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Yes Yes Yes
7/30/96 Vote 254: H R 3754: h.r.3754 as amended; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes Yes
7/30/96 Vote 253: H R 3816: h.r.3816 as amended; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes Yes
7/30/96 Vote 252: S 1959: motion to table the grams amendment no.5100; To limit funding for Appalachian Regional Commission at House-passed level and require the Commission to be phased out in 5 years. Yes No Yes
7/30/96 Vote 251: S 1959: motion to table feingold amendment no. 5106; To eliminate funding for the Animas-LaPlata Participating Project. Yes Yes No
7/30/96 Vote 250: S 1959: motion to table the bumpers amendment no. 5096; To reduce funding for the Weapons Activities Account to the level requested by the Administration. Yes Yes No
7/30/96 Vote 249: S 1959: motion to table mccain amendment no. 5095; To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the advanced light water reactor program. Yes Yes No
7/26/96 Vote 248: H R 3540: h.r.3540 as amended; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes Yes
7/26/96 Vote 247: H R 3540: lieberman amendment no.5078 as amended; To reallocate funds for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization. Yes Yes Yes
7/26/96 Vote 246: H R 3540: simpson amendment no. 5088; To strike the provision which extends reduced refugee standards for certain groups. No No No
7/25/96 Vote 245: H R 3540: BROWN AMDT NO. 5058, AS MODIFIED FURTHERE; To amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to expedite the transition to full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe. No Yes Yes
7/25/96 Vote 244: H R 3540: coverdell amdt no. 5018; To increase the amount of funds available for international narcotics control programs, offset by reductions in other appropriations. No Yes No
7/25/96 Vote 243: H R 3540: motion to table cohen amdt no. 5019; To promote the improvement of the lives of the peoples of Burma through democratization, market reforms and personal freedom. No No No
7/25/96 Vote 242: H R 3540: Domeniciamdt. no. 5047; To restrict the availability of funds under the Act for Mexico until drug kingpins are extradited or prosecuted. Yes Yes Yes
7/25/96 Vote 241: H R 3540: motion to table dorgan amdt no. 5045; To provide congressional review of and clear standards for the eligibility of foreign governments to be considered for United States military assistance and arms transfers. Yes Yes No
7/25/96 Vote 240: H R 3540: helms amdt no. 5028; To prohibit United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations and its specialized agencies if the United Nations attemps to implement or impose taxation on United States persons to raise revenue for the United Nations. No Yes No
7/25/96 Vote 239: H R 3540: smith amdt no. 5027; To strike funds made available for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. No Yes No
7/25/96 Vote 238: H R 3540: mccain amdt no. 5017, as modified; To require information on cooperation with United States anti-terrorism efforts in the annual country reports on terrorism. Yes Yes Yes
7/24/96 Vote 237: H R 3603: h.r.3603 as amended; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 Yes Yes Yes
7/24/96 Vote 236: H R 3603: motion to table bryan amendment no.4977; To limit funding for the market access program. No Yes Yes
7/24/96 Vote 235: H R 3603: motion to table santorum amendment no. 4967; To prohibit the use of funds to carry out a peanut program that is operated by a marketing association if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a member of the Board of Directors of the association has a conflict of interest with respect to the program. Yes Yes Yes
7/24/96 Vote 234: H R 3603: motion to table santorum amendment no.4995; To prohibit the use of funds to provide a total amount of nonrecourse loans to producers for peanuts in excess of $125,000. Yes Yes Yes
7/23/96 Vote 233: H R 3603: motion to table gregg amdt no. 4959; To prohibit the use of funds to make loans to large processors of sugarcane and sugar beets unless the loans require the processors to repay the full amount of the loans, plus interest. Yes Yes Yes
7/23/96 Vote 232: H R 3734: h.r.3734, as amended; Welfare and Medicaid Reform Act of 1996 Yes Yes None
7/23/96 Vote 231: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: sec. 2909, pg 651, ln11 thru pg 654, ln 2; Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996 No Yes No
7/23/96 Vote 230: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: section 2104, pg 310, ln 21 Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996 Yes Yes No
7/23/96 Vote 229: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: language on pg 240, ln 17 Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996 No Yes No
7/23/96 Vote 228: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: kennedy amdt no. 4956; To allow a 2-year implementation period under the medicaid program for implementation of the attribution of sponsor's income, the 5-year ban, and other provisions. Yes No Yes
7/23/96 Vote 227: On the Motion: Motion to waive - Kennedy amdt. no. 4955; To permit assistance to be provided to needy or disabled legal immigrant children when sponsors cannot provide reimbursement. Yes No Yes
7/23/96 Vote 226: S 1956: graham amdt no. 4952; To strike additional penalties for consecutive failure to satisfy minimum participation rates. No Yes No
7/23/96 Vote 225: S 1956: ashcroft amdt no. 4942; To provide that a family may not receive TANF assistance for more than 24 consecutive months at a time unless an adult in the family is working or a State exempts an adult in the family from working for reasons of hardship. No Yes No
7/23/96 Vote 224: On the Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider: motion to table motion to reconsider vote no. 223; To allow States the option to provide non-cash assistance to children after the 5-year time limit, as provided in report number 104-430 (the conference report to H.R. 4 as passed during the 1st session of the 104th Congress). No Yes No
7/23/96 Vote 223: S 1956: ford amdt no. 4940; To allow States the option to provide non-cash assistance to children after the 5-year time limit, as provided in report number 104-430 (the conference report to H.R. 4 as passed during the 1st session of the 104th Congress). Yes No Yes
7/23/96 Vote 222: S 1956: graham amdt no. 4936; To modify the formula for determining a State family assistance grant to include the number of children in poverty residing in a State. Yes No Yes
7/23/96 Vote 221: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: shelby amdt no. 4939; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for adoption expenses and to exclude from gross income employee and military adoption assistance benefits and withdrawals from IRAs for certain adoption expenses. No Yes Yes
7/23/96 Vote 220: S 1956: motion to table helms amdt no. 4930; To strengthen food stamp work requirements. Yes No Yes
7/23/96 Vote 219: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: santorum for gramm amdt no.4935; To deny welfare benefits to individuals convicted of illegal drug possession, use or distribution. Yes Yes Yes
7/23/96 Vote 218: S 1956: conrad amdt no. 4934; To strike the State food assistance block grant. Yes No Yes
7/23/96 Vote 217: S 1956: roth amdt no. 4932; To maintain the eligibility for medicaid for any individual who is receiving medicaid based on their receipt of AFDC, foster care or adoption assistance, and to provide transitional medicaid for families moving from welfare to work. No Yes No
7/23/96 Vote 216: S 1956: chafee amdt no. 4933; To maintain current eligibility standards for medicaid and provide additional State flexibility. Yes Yes Yes
7/23/96 Vote 215: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: feinstein amdt no. 4929; To provide a ban on SSI apply to those entering the country on or after the enactment of this bill. Yes No Yes
7/23/96 Vote 214: S 1956: d'amato amdt no. 4927; To require welfare recipients to participate in gainful community service. Yes Yes Yes
7/23/96 Vote 213: S 1956: motion to table harkin amdt no. 4916; To strike amendments to child nutrition requirements. No Yes No
7/23/96 Vote 212: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: faircloth amdt no. 4905; To prohibit recruitment activities in SSI outreach programs, demonstration projects, and other administrative activities. No Yes No
7/19/96 Vote 211: S 1956: motion to table graham amdt no. 4921; To strike the provisions restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens. No Yes No
7/19/96 Vote 210: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: wellstone amdt no. 4918; To revise this legislation if it increases the number of impoverished children in this Nation. Yes No Yes
7/19/96 Vote 209: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: ashcroft amdt no. 4917; To ensure that recipients or caretakers of minor recipients of means-tested benefits programs are held responsible for ensuring that their minor children are up to date on immunizations as a condition for receiving welfare benefits from the taxpayers. No Yes No
7/19/96 Vote 208: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: frist amdt no. 4914 as modified; Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should ensure approval of State waiver requests. No Yes No
7/19/96 Vote 207: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: biden amdt no. 4912; In the nature of a substitute. Yes No Yes

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