Partisanship by Vote

Vote Numbertotal
yea/nay/NV
partiesDateIssueQuestionResultDescription
151/40/8D win:Yea
R: 6/40/7 (13.0% defecting)
D: 45/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
26-JanH.R. 2880On the Motion S.Amdt. 3119RejectedMOTION TO WAIVE CBA RE: KENNEDY AMDT NO. 3119; To maintain funding for education programs.
246/45/8R win:Yea
R: 45/1/7 (2.2% defecting)
D: 1/44/1 (2.2% defecting)
26-JanH.R. 2880On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3120Agreed tomotion to table moynihan amdt no. 3120; To increase the public debt limit.
345/45/9both parties lose?
R: 2/43/8 (4.4% defecting)
D: 43/2/1 (4.4% defecting)
26-JanH.R. 2880On the Motion S.Amdt. 3122Rejectedmotion to waive CBA re: harkin amdt no. 3122; To provide for additional funding to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
482/8/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 43/2/8 (4.4% defecting)
D: 39/6/1 (13.3% defecting)
26-JanH.R. 2880On Passage of the BillPassedPassage-H.R. 2880; Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I
556/34/9R win:Yea
R: 42/3/8 (6.7% defecting)
D: 14/31/1 (31.1% defecting)
26-JanS. 1124On the Conference ReportAgreed toConference Report - S. 1124; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
687/4/8Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 42/4/7 (8.7% defecting)
D: 45/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
26-JanTreaty Doc. 103-1On the Resolution of RatificationAgreed to103-1, Start II; The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START II Treaty) signed at Moscow on January 3, 1993, including the following documents, which are integral parts thereof: the Elimination and Conversion Protocol; the Exhibitions and Inspections Protocol; and the Memorandum of Attribution
753/45/1R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 3/42/1 (6.7% defecting)
01-FebS. 1541On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to invoke cloture - S. 1541; Agricultural Market Transition Act of 1996
891/5/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 40/4/2 (9.1% defecting)
01-FebS. 652On the Conference ReportAgreed toS.652 Conference Report; Telecommunications Act of 1996
959/34/7R win:Yea
R: 48/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
D: 11/34/2 (24.4% defecting)
06-FebS. 1541On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3184Rejectedmotion to invoke cloture re: leahy amdt no. 3184; In the nature of a substitute.
1050/46/4D win:Yea
R: 25/25/3 (50.0% defecting)
D: 25/21/1 (45.7% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3442Agreed tokohl amdt no. 3442; To eliminate the provision granting consent to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact.
1137/59/4R win:Nay
R: 2/48/3 (4.0% defecting)
D: 35/11/1 (23.9% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3445RejectedHarkin amdt. no. 3445; To strike the section relating to the Commodity Credit Corporation interest rate.
1235/61/4R win:Nay
R: 2/48/3 (4.0% defecting)
D: 33/13/1 (28.3% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3446Rejectedharkin amendment No. 3446; To continue the farmer owned reserve.
1359/36/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 28/21/3 (42.9% defecting)
D: 31/15/1 (32.6% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3225Agreed tomotion to table santorum amendment no. 3225; To provide farm program equity by reforming the peanut program.
1458/38/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 28/22/3 (44.0% defecting)
D: 30/16/1 (34.8% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3447Agreed tobryan amdt no. 3447; To provide that funds made available for the market promotion program under this Act may be used to provide cost-share assistance only to small businesses of Capper-Volstead cooperatives and to cap the market promotion program.
1557/39/4D win:Yea
R: 17/33/3 (34.0% defecting)
D: 40/6/1 (13.0% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3448Agreed toharkin amendment no. 3448; To amend the eligibility criteria for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program.
1635/61/4Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 20/30/3 (40.0% defecting)
D: 15/31/1 (32.6% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3450Rejectedgregg amendment no. 3450; To strike the section relating to the sugar program.
1748/48/4both parties lose?
R: 2/48/3 (4.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3451RejectedDorgan amdt. no. 3451; To require farmers crops to receive federal payments.
1833/63/4R win:Nay
R: 0/50/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 33/13/1 (28.3% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3452RejectedDASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 3452; To amend the commodity payment provisions and for other purposes.
1964/32/4R win:Yea
R: 44/6/3 (12.0% defecting)
D: 20/26/1 (43.5% defecting)
07-FebS. 1541On Passage of the BillPasseds.1541, as amended; Agricultural Market Transition Act of 1996
2054/44/2R win:Yea
R: 50/2/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 4/42/1 (8.7% defecting)
27-FebH.R. 2546On the Cloture MotionRejectedmotion to invoke cloture on conference report to accompany h.r.2546; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996
2152/42/5R win:Yea
R: 48/1/3 (2.0% defecting)
D: 4/41/2 (8.9% defecting)
29-FebH.R. 2546On the Cloture MotionRejectedmotion to invoke cloture on conference report to accompany h.r.2546; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996
2274/22/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 47/4/2 (7.8% defecting)
D: 27/18/2 (40.0% defecting)
05-MarH.R. 927On the Conference ReportAgreed toCONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R.927; Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996
2353/43/4R win:Yea
R: 49/2/2 (3.9% defecting)
D: 4/41/2 (8.9% defecting)
05-MarH.R. 2546On the Cloture MotionRejectedMOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R.2546; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996
2443/47/9R win:Nay
R: 0/46/6 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/1/3 (2.3% defecting)
07-MarH.R. 3021On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3465Rejectedmoynihan amdt no. 3465; To increase the public debt limit.
2556/44/0R win:Yea
R: 51/2/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 5/42/0 (10.6% defecting)
12-MarH.R. 2546On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on Conference Report to Accompany H.R.2546; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996
2653/47/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
12-MarS.Res. 227On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Consider S.Res. 227; An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.
2784/16/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 37/16/0 (30.2% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
12-Marn/aOn the AmendmentAgreed toSpecter amendment no. 3473
2847/52/1R win:Nay
R: 2/51/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 45/1/1 (2.2% defecting)
12-MarH.R. 3019On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3474RejectedHollings Amendment No. 3474; To provide funding for important technology initiatives with an offset.
2953/47/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
13-MarS.Res. 227On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke cloture on motion to proceed to consider s.res.227; An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.
3049/51/0R win:Nay
R: 7/46/0 (13.2% defecting)
D: 42/5/0 (10.6% defecting)
13-Marn/aOn the Motion to TableRejectedmotion to table hutchison amendment no. 3479
3152/48/0R win:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
13-MarH.R. 3019On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3483Agreed tomotion to table biden amendment no. 3483; To provide funding for community oriented policing services.
3255/45/0D win:Yea
R: 10/43/0 (18.9% defecting)
D: 45/2/0 (4.3% defecting)
13-MarH.R. 3019On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3490Agreed tomotion to table gramm amendment no. 3490; To ensure that discretionary spending does not exceed the level agreed to in the FY 1996 Budget Resolution.
3342/54/3R win:Nay
R: 1/49/2 (2.0% defecting)
D: 41/5/1 (10.9% defecting)
14-MarH.R. 3019On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3493RejectedMurray amendment no. 3493, as modified; To repeal the emergency salvage timber sale program.
3451/46/3R win:Yea
R: 51/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/46/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-MarS.Res. 227On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedRejectedmotion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to consider s.res.227; An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.
3543/52/5D win:Nay
R: 39/11/3 (22.0% defecting)
D: 4/41/2 (8.9% defecting)
14-MarH.R. 3019On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3500Rejectedmcconnell amendment no. 3500; To delete language concerning certification of population programs.
3636/57/7D win:Nay
R: 33/16/4 (32.7% defecting)
D: 3/41/3 (6.8% defecting)
14-MarH.R. 3019On the Motion S.Amdt. 3492Rejectedmotion to waive the CBA Re: grams amendment no. 3492; To establish a lock-box for deficit reduction and revenues generated by tax cuts.
3781/19/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 34/19/0 (35.8% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
19-Marn/aOn the AmendmentAgreed tobond amendment no. 3533
3845/55/0R win:Nay
R: 6/47/0 (11.3% defecting)
D: 39/8/0 (17.0% defecting)
19-MarH.R. 3019On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3508Rejectedboxer amdt no. 3508; To permit the District of Columbia to use local funds for certain activities.
3963/37/0R win:Yea
R: 51/2/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 12/35/0 (25.5% defecting)
19-MarH.R. 3019On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3513Agreed tocoats amdt no. 3513; To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination in the training and licensing of health professionals on the basis of the refusal to undergo or provide training in the performance of induced abortions.
4033/67/0D win:Nay
R: 33/20/0 (37.7% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
19-MarH.R. 3019On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3519Rejectedgramm amdt no. 3519; To make the availablity of obligations and expenditures contingent upon the enactment of a subsequent act incorporating an agreement between the President and Congress relative to Federal expenditures.
4177/23/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 30/23/0 (43.4% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
19-MarH.R. 3019On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3520Agreed towellstone amdt no.3520; To urge the President to release already-appropriated fiscal year 1996 emergency funding for home heating and other energy assistance, and to express the sense of the Senate on advance-appropriated funding for FY 1997.
4279/21/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 39/14/0 (26.4% defecting)
D: 40/7/0 (14.9% defecting)
19-MarH.R. 3019On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3019, as amended; Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1996
43100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
19-MarS. 942On Passage of the BillPassedS.942, AS AMENDED; Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act of 1995
4460/40/0R win:Yea
R: 48/5/0 (9.4% defecting)
D: 12/35/0 (25.5% defecting)
20-MarH.R. 956On the Cloture MotionAgreed tomotion to invoke cloture on conference report re: h.r.956; Common Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act of 1995
4553/47/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
20-MarS.Res. 227On the Cloture MotionRejectedmotion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to s.res.227; An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.
4659/40/1R win:Yea
R: 47/6/0 (11.3% defecting)
D: 12/34/1 (26.1% defecting)
21-MarH.R. 956On the Conference ReportAgreed toh.r.956 conference report; Common Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act of 1995
4752/46/2R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/46/1 (0.0% defecting)
21-MarS.Res. 227On the Cloture MotionRejectedmotion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to consider s.res.227; An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.
4852/47/1R win:Yea
R: 41/12/0 (22.6% defecting)
D: 11/35/1 (23.9% defecting)
21-MarS. 1459On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3556Agreed tomotion to table bumpers amendment no. 3556 as modified; To increase the fee charged for grazing on Federal land.
4957/40/3R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 5/40/2 (11.1% defecting)
21-MarS. 1459On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3559Agreed tomotion to table bingaman amendment no. 3559; An amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Domenici substitute to S.1459, the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1995.
5050/47/3R win:Yea
R: 46/6/1 (11.5% defecting)
D: 4/41/2 (8.9% defecting)
21-MarS. 1459On Passage of the BillPasseds.1459 as amended; Public Rangelands Management Act of 1995
5197/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
21-MarH.Con.Res. 148On the Concurrent ResolutionAgreed toh.con.res.148 as amended; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding missile tests and military exercises by the People's Republic of China.
520/97/3Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 0/52/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/45/2 (0.0% defecting)
26-MarH.R. 1296On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3574Rejectedmotion to table re:kerry amdt no. 3574; To provide for an increase in the minimum wage rate.
5350/43/7R win:Yea
R: 50/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/43/4 (0.0% defecting)
26-MarH.R. 1296On the MotionAgreed tomotion to recess; A bill to provide for the Administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer.
5451/49/0R win:Yea
R: 49/4/0 (7.5% defecting)
D: 2/45/0 (4.3% defecting)
27-MarH.R. 1296On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3564Rejectedmotion to invoke cloture on amdt sp 3564 to H.R. 1296; To offer an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1296, a bill to provide for the administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer, and for other purposes.
5558/42/0R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 8/39/0 (17.0% defecting)
27-MarS. 4On the Motion to TableAgreed toMOTION TO TABLE BYRD MOTION TO RECOMMIT CONFERENCE REPORT ON S.4; Line Item Veto Act
5669/31/0R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 19/28/0 (40.4% defecting)
27-MarS. 4On the Conference ReportAgreed toconference report re: s. 4; Line Item Veto Act
5774/26/0R win:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 22/25/0 (46.8% defecting)
28-MarH.R. 2854On the Conference ReportAgreed toH.R.2854 Conference Report; Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
5855/45/0D win:Yea
R: 8/45/0 (15.1% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
28-MarH.R. 1296On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3573RejectedMotion to invoke cloture Re: Kennedy amendment No. 3573; To provide for an increase in the minimum wage rate.
5952/44/4R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/44/3 (0.0% defecting)
28-MarH.R. 1561On the Conference ReportAgreed toh.r.1561 conference report; American Overseas Interests Act of 1995
6064/24/12R win:Yea
R: 44/1/8 (2.2% defecting)
D: 20/23/4 (46.5% defecting)
29-MarH.J.Res. 170On the Joint ResolutionAgreed toh.j.res.170; A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
6151/46/3R win:Yea
R: 51/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/46/1 (0.0% defecting)
16-AprS.Res. 227On the Cloture MotionRejectedmotion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to s.res.227; An original resolution to authorize the use of additional funds for salaries and expenses of the Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters, and for other purposes.
6250/46/4R win:Yea
R: 49/1/3 (2.0% defecting)
D: 1/45/1 (2.2% defecting)
16-AprS. 735On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitAgreed tomotion to table nunn motion to recommitt; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
6361/38/1R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 9/38/0 (19.1% defecting)
17-AprS. 735On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitAgreed tomotion to table motion to recommit s.735 to conference; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
6453/46/1R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/46/0 (2.1% defecting)
17-AprS. 735On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitAgreed toMotion to table the motion to recommit the conference report; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
6558/40/2R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 6/40/1 (13.0% defecting)
17-AprS. 735On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitAgreed tomotion to table biden motion to recommitt conference report on S.735; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
6664/35/1R win:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 13/34/0 (27.7% defecting)
17-AprS. 735On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitAgreed toMotion to table Moynihan motion to recommit confererce report; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
6751/48/1R win:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-AprS. 735On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitAgreed tomotion to table biden motion to recommit conference report on S.735; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
6856/43/1R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 4/43/0 (8.5% defecting)
17-AprS. 735On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitAgreed tomotion to table biden motion to recommit conference report on s.735; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
6956/43/1R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 4/43/0 (8.5% defecting)
17-AprS. 735On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitAgreed toMOTION TO TABLE THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO CONFERENCE S.735; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
7053/46/1R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/46/0 (2.1% defecting)
17-AprS. 735On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitAgreed toMOTION TO TABLE BIDEN MOTION TO RECOMMIT CONFERENCE REPORT ON S.735; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
7191/8/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 40/7/0 (14.9% defecting)
17-AprS. 735On the Conference ReportAgreed toCONFERENCE REPORT ON S.735; Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
7252/46/2D win:Yea
R: 5/46/2 (9.8% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
18-AprS. 1028On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3677Agreed tokassebaum amendment no.3677; To strike medical savings savings accounts.
7398/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
18-AprS. 1028On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3676Agreed todole amendment no. 3676, as amended; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve health and long-term care coverage in the group and individual markets by making health and long-term care insurance more accessible and affordable.
7456/42/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 32/19/2 (37.3% defecting)
D: 24/23/0 (48.9% defecting)
18-AprS. 1028On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3679Agreed tomotion to table jeffords amendment no. 3679; To establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit with respect to coverage under an employee health benefit plan or a group health plan.
7530/68/2Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 22/29/2 (43.1% defecting)
D: 8/39/0 (17.0% defecting)
18-AprS. 1028On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3681Rejectedmotion to table domenici amendment no.3681; To ensure that parity is provided under health plans for severe mental illness services.
7662/36/2R win:Yea
R: 49/2/2 (3.9% defecting)
D: 13/34/0 (27.7% defecting)
18-AprS. 1028On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3683Agreed tomotion to table harkin amendment no. 3683; To reduce health care fraud, waste, and abuse.
7747/51/2R win:Nay
R: 7/44/2 (13.7% defecting)
D: 40/7/0 (14.9% defecting)
18-AprS. 1028On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3685Rejectedmotion to table Coats amdt. no. 3685; To encourage the provision of medical services in medically underserved communities by extending Federal liability coverage to medical volunteers.
78100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
23-AprH.R. 3103On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3103 as amended; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
7958/42/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 5/42/0 (10.6% defecting)
23-AprS.J.Res. 21On the Cloture MotionRejectedCloture motion on the committee substitute S.J.res.21; A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.
8020/79/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 9/44/0 (17.0% defecting)
D: 11/35/1 (23.9% defecting)
24-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3730Rejectedsimpson amdt no. 3730; To repeal the ban on the search of open-fields by employees of the INS when they have probable cause to believe an illegal act has occurred.
8192/6/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/2/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 42/4/1 (8.7% defecting)
24-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3672Agreed tosimpson amdt no. 3672 as modified; In the nature of a substitute.
8256/43/1R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 4/43/0 (8.5% defecting)
24-AprS. 1664On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3667Agreed toMOTION TO TABLE DORGAN AMDT NO. 3667; To express the sense of the Senate that a balanced budget constitutional amendment should protect the social security system by excluding the receipts and outlays of the social security trust funds from the budget.
8320/80/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 13/40/0 (24.5% defecting)
D: 7/40/0 (14.9% defecting)
25-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3739Rejectedsimpson amendment no. 3739; To provide for temporary numerical limits on family-sponsored immigrant visas, a temporary priority-based system of allocating family-sponsored immigrant visas, and a temporary per-country limit--to apply for the five fiscal years after enactment of S. 1664.
8474/26/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 39/14/0 (26.4% defecting)
D: 35/12/0 (25.5% defecting)
25-AprS. 1664On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3740Agreed toMOTION TO TABLE FEINSTEIN AMDT NO. 3740; To limit and improve the system for the admission of family-sponsored immigrants.
8553/47/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
25-AprS. 1664On the Motion to TableAgreed tomotion to table the motion to recommit; Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996
8653/46/1R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/46/1 (0.0% defecting)
25-AprS. 1664On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3669Agreed tomotion to table simpson amdt no. 3669; To prohibit foreign students on F-1 visas from obtaining free public elementary or secondary education.
8753/47/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
25-AprS. 1664On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3670Agreed tomotion to table amdt no. 3670; To establish a pilot program to collect information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students.
8853/46/1R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/46/0 (2.1% defecting)
25-AprS. 1664On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3671Agreed toMotion to table Simpson amdt. no. 3671; To create new ground of exclusion and of deportation for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship.
8988/11/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 41/11/1 (21.2% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
25-AprH.R. 3019On the Conference ReportAgreed toconference report re: h.r.3019; Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1996
9091/0/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 46/0/7 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
29-AprS. 1664On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3743Agreed tomotion to invoke cloture on amdt no. 3743; In the nature of a substitute.
9162/37/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 37/15/1 (28.8% defecting)
D: 25/22/0 (46.8% defecting)
30-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3760Agreed toGraham amendment no. 3760; To condition the repeal of the Cuban Adjustment Act on a democratically elected government in Cuba being in power.
9236/63/1R win:Nay
R: 2/50/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 34/13/0 (27.7% defecting)
30-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3803Rejectedgraham amendment no. 3803; To clarify and enumerate public assistance programs with respect to which the deeming provisions apply.
9399/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
30-AprS.Res. 253On the ResolutionAgreed tos.res.253; A resolution urging the detention and extradition to the United States by the appropriate foreign government of Mohammed Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer.
9446/53/1R win:Nay
R: 6/46/1 (11.5% defecting)
D: 40/7/0 (14.9% defecting)
30-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3820Rejectedkennedy amendments nos. 3820 and 3823 en bloc; To provide exceptions to the sponsor deeming requirements for legal immigrants for programs for which illegal aliens are eligible, and for other purposes.
9547/52/1R win:Nay
R: 4/48/1 (7.7% defecting)
D: 43/4/0 (8.5% defecting)
30-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3822Rejectedkennedy amendment no. 3822; To exempt children, veterans, and pregnant mothers from the sponsor deeming requirements under the medicaid program.
9632/67/1R win:Nay
R: 0/52/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 32/15/0 (31.9% defecting)
30-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3816RejectedKennedy amdt. no. 3816; To enable employers to determine work eligibility of prospective employees without fear of being used.
9736/63/1R win:Nay
R: 3/49/1 (5.8% defecting)
D: 33/14/0 (29.8% defecting)
30-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3809Rejectedsimon amendment no. 3809; To adjust the definition of public charge.
9842/57/1R win:Nay
R: 8/44/1 (15.4% defecting)
D: 34/13/0 (27.7% defecting)
30-AprS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3776RejectedFeinstein amdt. no. 3776; To strike the provision relating to the language of deportation notice.
9926/74/0R win:Nay
R: 2/51/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 24/23/0 (48.9% defecting)
01-MayS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3790Rejectedbradley amdt no. 3790; To establish an Office for the Enforcement of Employer Sanctions.
10051/49/0D win:Yea
R: 12/41/0 (22.6% defecting)
D: 39/8/0 (17.0% defecting)
01-MayS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3780Agreed toleahy amdt no. 3780; To provide a minimum safeguards in expedited exclusion procedure to prevent returning bona fide refugees to their persecutors.
10154/46/0D win:Yea
R: 20/33/0 (37.7% defecting)
D: 34/13/0 (27.7% defecting)
01-MayS. 1664On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3752Agreed tomotion to table abraham amdt no. 3752; To strike provisions providing for the implementation of a national identification system and those provisions requiring State driver's licenses and birth certificates to conform to new Federal regulations and standards.
10230/69/1R win:Nay
R: 1/51/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 29/18/0 (38.3% defecting)
01-MayS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3810Rejectedsimon amdt no. 3810; To exempt from deeming requirements immigrants who are disabled after entering the United States.
10336/63/1R win:Nay
R: 5/47/1 (9.6% defecting)
D: 31/16/0 (34.0% defecting)
01-MayS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3813Rejectedsimon amdt no. 3813; To prevent retroactive deeming of sponsor income.
10422/77/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 1/51/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 21/26/0 (44.7% defecting)
01-MayS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3764Rejectedgraham amdt no. 3764; To limit the deeming provisions for purposes of determining eligiblity of legal aliens for Medicaid, and for other purposes.
10530/70/0R win:Nay
R: 0/53/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 30/17/0 (36.2% defecting)
02-MayS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3759Rejectedgraham amdt no. 3759; To suspend the requirements imposed on State and local governments if certain conditions prevail.
10640/60/0R win:Nay
R: 7/46/0 (13.2% defecting)
D: 33/14/0 (29.8% defecting)
02-MayS. 1664On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3840Rejectedchafee amdt no. 3840; To provide that the emergency benefits available to illegal immigrants also are made available to legal immigrants as execptions to the deeming requirements.
107100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
02-MayS. 1664On the Cloture MotionAgreed tomotion to invoke cloture on s.1664; Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996
10897/3/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/3/0 (6.4% defecting)
02-MayH.R. 2202On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.2202 as amended; Immigration in the National Interest Act of 1995
10952/44/3R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/44/2 (0.0% defecting)
07-MayH.R. 2937On the Cloture MotionRejectedmotion to invoke cloture re: h.r.2937; A bill for the reimbursement of legal expenses and related fees incurred by former employees of the White House Travel Office with respect to the termination of their employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.
11053/45/1R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/45/1 (0.0% defecting)
08-MayH.R. 2937On the Cloture MotionRejectedmotion to invoke cloture on h.r.2937; A bill for the reimbursement of legal expenses and related fees incurred by former employees of the White House Travel Office with respect to the termination of their employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.
11152/44/4R win:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 0/43/4 (0.0% defecting)
09-MayH.R. 2937On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3960Rejectedmotion to invoke cloture re: Dole amdt. no. 3960; To provide for the repeal of the 4.3 cent increase in fuel tax rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to clarify that an employer may establish and participate in worker-management cooperative organizations to address matters of mutual interest to employers and employees, and to provide for an increase in the minimum wage rate.
11254/43/3R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/43/3 (2.3% defecting)
14-MayH.R. 2937On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3961Rejectedmotion to invoke cloture on dole amendment no. 3961; To provide for the repeal of the 4.3 cent increase in fuel tax rates enacted by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.
11342/57/1R win:Nay
R: 6/47/0 (11.3% defecting)
D: 36/10/1 (21.7% defecting)
15-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3963Rejectedgrassley amdt no. 3963; To reduce defense spending.
11499/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MayS.J.Res. 21On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3698Agreed tofrist amendment no.3968; To amend the motion to recommit to change instructions to report back with limits on congressional terms of 6 years in the House of Representatives and 12 years in the Senate.
11545/53/2R win:Nay
R: 0/52/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/1/1 (2.2% defecting)
16-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3973Rejectedexon amendment no.3973; To cut corporate welfare to fund Veteran benefits.
11675/23/2R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 23/23/1 (50.0% defecting)
16-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3971Agreed tobond amendment no. 3971; To restore funds to the Veteran's Administration Medical Care program, offset by a reduction in welfare benefits.
11755/43/2R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 3/43/1 (6.5% defecting)
16-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3979Agreed tomotion to table rockefeller amdt no. 3979; To restore $50 billion in excessive Medicare cuts designed to pay for new tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, offset by the extension of expired tax provisions or corporate and business tax reforms; to protect seniors against unjustified increases in premiums and other out-of-pocket costs; to prevent the closing of rural hospitals and other excessive provider cuts that erode access to needed medical services; to prevent the implementation of policies designed to force seniors to give up their own doctors to join private health plans; and to protect Medicare against policies that will cause it to wither on the vine.
11853/45/2R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/45/1 (2.2% defecting)
16-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3980Rejectedabraham amdt no. 3980; To express the sense of the Congress regarding medicare trust fund solvency.
11945/53/2R win:Nay
R: 0/52/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/1/1 (2.2% defecting)
16-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3965Rejectedexon amdt no. 3965 as amended; Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
12055/45/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 2/45/0 (4.3% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3982Agreed tomotion to table boxer amendment no. 3982; To preserve, protect, and strengthen the medicaid program by controlling costs, providing State flexibility, and restoring critical standards and protections, including coverage for all populations covered under current law.
12156/44/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 3/44/0 (6.4% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3985Agreed tomotion to table wellstone amendment no.3985; To express the sense of the Senate on tax deductibility of higher education tuition and student loan interest costs.
12252/48/0R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 2/45/0 (4.3% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4028Agreed toabraham amendment no.4028; To increase funding for the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund programs in 2001 and 2002 with offsetting reductions and to express the sense of the Senate regarding administrative funding of the President's Public Safety and Community Policing Grants.
12351/49/0R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 1/46/0 (2.1% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3986Agreed tomotion to table amendment no. 3986; To ensure that funds are provided for the hiring of new police under the Community Oriented Policing Service in FY 1997.
124100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3987Agreed towellstone amendment no.3987; To prevent Congress from enacting legislation that increases the number of children who are hungry or homeless.
12555/45/0R win:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 3/44/0 (6.4% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3990Agreed tomotion to table kerry amendment no. 3990; To help protect the quality of our water and air, to clean up toxic waste, to protect our national parks and other natural resources, and so forth and for other purposes.
12652/48/0R win:Yea
R: 49/4/0 (7.5% defecting)
D: 3/44/0 (6.4% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3991Agreed tomotion to table kerry amendment no.3991; To increase the Function 500 totals to maintain levels of education and training funding that will keep pace with rising school enrollments and the demand for a better-trained workforce.
12788/12/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 41/12/0 (22.6% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3988Agreed towellstone amendment no.3988; To express the sense of the Senate with respect to maintaining current expenditure levels for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for FY 1997.
12859/41/0D win:Yea
R: 13/40/0 (24.5% defecting)
D: 46/1/0 (2.1% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3995Agreed tomotion to table kyl amendment no. 3995; To express the sense of the Senate regarding a supermajority requirement for raising taxes.
12926/74/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 26/27/0 (49.1% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3996Rejectedkyl amendment no.3996; To adopt the President's budget for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program through fiscal year 2000 and freeze funding for the program thereafter.
13049/51/0D win:Nay
R: 49/4/0 (7.5% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3997Rejectedmotion to table kennedy amendment no. 3997; To express the sense of the Congress that the reconciliation bill should maintain the existing prohibition against additional charges by providers under the medicare program.
13199/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3998Agreed tokennedy amendment no. 3998; To express the sense of the Congress that the reconciliation bill should not include any changes in Federal nursing home quality standards or the Federal enforcement of such standards.
13294/6/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 47/6/0 (11.3% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3999Agreed tokennedy amendment no.3999; To express the sense of the Congress that provisions of current medicaid law families of nursing home residents from experiencing financial ruin as the price of needed care for their loved ones should be retained.
13392/8/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 40/7/0 (14.9% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4030Agreed toashcroft amendment no.4030; To express the sense of the Congress that States should be allowed to require welfare recipients to stay drug-free as a condition for receiving welfare benefits from the taxpayers.
13440/60/0D win:Nay
R: 39/14/0 (26.4% defecting)
D: 1/46/0 (2.1% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4031Rejectedmotion to table kennedy amendment no. 4031; To protect the incomes of construction workers and their families and to express the sense of the Senate that the Davis-Bacon Act should not be repealed.
13599/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4032Agreed tosantorum amendment no. 4032; To reform the Davis-Bacon Act.
13661/39/0R win:Yea
R: 51/2/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 10/37/0 (21.3% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4001Agreed tomotion to table byrd amendment no. 4001; This amendment increases overall discretionary spending to the levels proposed by the President. This amendment is fully offset by the extenstion of expired tax provisions or corporate and business tax reforms.
13753/47/0R win:Yea
R: 48/5/0 (9.4% defecting)
D: 5/42/0 (10.6% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4002Agreed tolott amendment no. 4002 as modified; To express the sense of the Congress regarding reimbursement of the United States for the costs of Operations Southern Watch and Provide Comfort.
138100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4003Agreed tosimpson amendment no. 4003; To express the sense of the Senate that all Federal spending and revenues which are indexed for inflation should be calibrated by the most accurate inflation indices which are available to the Federal government.
13944/56/0R win:Nay
R: 0/53/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/3/0 (6.4% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion S.Amdt. 4007Rejectedmotion to waive C.B.A. Re: graham amendment no. 4007; To create a 60 vote point of order against legislation diverting savings achieved through medicare waste, fraud and abuse enforcement activities for purposes other than improving the solvency of the Medicare Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
14043/57/0D win:Nay
R: 40/13/0 (24.5% defecting)
D: 3/44/0 (6.4% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4008RejectedAshcroft amendment no. 4008; To provide for an income tax deduction for the old age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals.
141100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4033Agreed toExon amdt. no. 4033; To express the sense of the Senate that no provisions in this resolution should worsen the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund.
14250/48/2R win:Yea
R: 49/4/0 (7.5% defecting)
D: 1/44/2 (2.2% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4034Agreed togramm amendment no. 4034; To express the sense of the Congress that the 1993 income tax increase on social security benefits should be repealed.
143100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4019Agreed todole amendment no. 4019; To express the the sense of the Senate relating to the Administration's practice regarding the prosecution of drug smugglers.
14460/40/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 7/40/0 (14.9% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4011Agreed toMotion to table harkin amendment no. 4011; To provide that the first reconciliation bill not include medicaid reform, focusing mainly on welfare reform by shifting medicaid changes from the first to the second reconciliation bill.
14598/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
22-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4035Agreed tomccain amendment no. 4035; To express the sense of the Senate regarding corporate subsidies and to provide a rule that would prohibit the scoring of proceeds from asset sales that would lead to a financial loss by the Federal Government.
14652/46/2R win:Yea
R: 51/2/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 1/44/2 (2.2% defecting)
22-MayS. 1357On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3036Agreed tomotion to table bumpers amendment no. 4036; To strike the deep water regulatory relief provision.
14757/41/2R win:Yea
R: 49/2/2 (3.9% defecting)
D: 8/39/0 (17.0% defecting)
23-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4014Agreed tomotion to table bumpers amdt no. 4014; To restore common sense to the budget rules by eliminating the defense firewalls.
14857/41/2R win:Yea
R: 49/2/2 (3.9% defecting)
D: 8/39/0 (17.0% defecting)
23-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion S.Amdt. 4015Rejectedmotion to waive C.B.A. re: murkowski amdt no. 4015; To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit sense of the Senate amendments from being offered to the budget resolution.
14963/36/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 32/20/1 (38.5% defecting)
D: 31/16/0 (34.0% defecting)
23-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4016Agreed tomotion to table kerrey amdt no. 4016; To express the sense of the Senate on long term entitlement reforms.
15046/53/1R win:Nay
R: 22/30/1 (42.3% defecting)
D: 24/23/0 (48.9% defecting)
23-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4018Rejectedchafee amdt no. 4018; In the nature of a substitute.
15157/43/0R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 7/40/0 (14.9% defecting)
23-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3969Agreed tomotion to table feingold amdt no. 3969; To eliminate the tax cut.
15253/47/0R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
23-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Decision of the ChairSustainedappeal fo the ruling of the chair re: point of order; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
15376/24/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 30/23/0 (43.4% defecting)
D: 46/1/0 (2.1% defecting)
23-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4027Agreed todomenici amdt no. 4027; To adjust the fiscal year 1997 non-defense discretionary allocation to the Appropriations Committee by $5 billion in budget authority and $4 billion in outlays to sustain 1996 post-OCRA policy.
15457/43/0D win:Yea
R: 15/38/0 (28.3% defecting)
D: 42/5/0 (10.6% defecting)
23-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4025Agreed toRoth amdt. no. 4025; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the funding of Amtrak.
15545/54/1R win:Nay
R: 1/52/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 44/2/1 (4.3% defecting)
23-MayS.Con.Res. 57On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4040Rejectedbyrd amdt no. 4040; To improve our water and sewer systems, national parks and Everglades, to be offset by closing corporate loopholes and changes in tax expenditures.
15653/46/1R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/46/1 (0.0% defecting)
23-MayH.Con.Res. 178On the Concurrent ResolutionAgreed toh.con.res.178; A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
15753/46/1R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/46/0 (2.1% defecting)
04-JunS. 1635On the Cloture MotionRejectedmotion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to consider s.1635; Defend America Act of 1996
15864/35/1R win:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 12/34/1 (26.1% defecting)
06-JunH.J.Res. 1On the Joint ResolutionRejectedh.j.res.1 as amended; A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
15953/46/1R win:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/46/1 (0.0% defecting)
13-JunH.Con.Res. 178On the Conference ReportAgreed toconference report h.con.res.178; A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
16044/53/3R win:Nay
R: 4/49/0 (7.5% defecting)
D: 40/4/3 (9.1% defecting)
19-JunS. 1745On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4048RejectedDorgan amendment no. 4048; To reduce to the level requested by the President the amount authorized to be appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation for national missile defense.
16139/59/2R win:Nay
R: 7/45/1 (13.5% defecting)
D: 32/14/1 (30.4% defecting)
19-JunS. 1745On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4052Rejectedmotion to table grams amendment no. 4052; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the reopening of Pennsylvania Avenue.
16252/46/2R win:Yea
R: 51/2/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 1/44/2 (2.2% defecting)
19-JunS. 1745On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4058Agreed tomotion to table bingaman amendment no.4058 as modified; To strike out provisions that predetermine the outcome of an ongoing Department of Defense study on space control and to provide a framework for space control decisions to be made.
16345/51/4D win:Nay
R: 39/12/2 (23.5% defecting)
D: 6/39/2 (13.3% defecting)
19-JunS. 1745On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4059Rejectedmotion to table murray amendment no.4059; To repeal the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions.
16483/13/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/3/2 (5.9% defecting)
D: 35/10/2 (22.2% defecting)
19-JunS. 1745On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4060Agreed tomotion to table mccain amendment no. 4060; To reduce the amount authorized to be appropriated for military construction in order to eliminate authorizations of appropriations for certain military construction projects not included in the Administration request for such projects for fiscal year 1997.
16591/7/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/7/1 (15.2% defecting)
20-JunPN951On the NominationConfirmedconfirmation alan greenspan re:chairman, board of governors, FRS
16698/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
20-JunPN952On the NominationConfirmedconfirmation Laurence H. Meyer re: member, board of governors, FRS
16757/41/2D win:Yea
R: 11/41/1 (21.2% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
20-JunPN953On the NominationConfirmednomination alice rivlin re: member, board of governors, FRS
16854/46/0D win:Yea
R: 8/45/0 (15.1% defecting)
D: 46/1/0 (2.1% defecting)
25-JunS. 1219On the Cloture MotionRejectedcloture motion re: S.1219 Campaign finance reform; Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1995
169100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
25-JunS. 1745On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4156Agreed tolieberman amendment no. 4156; To provide for a quadrennial defense review and an independent assessment of alternative force structures for the Armed Forces.
17052/46/2R win:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 1/45/1 (2.2% defecting)
26-JunS. 1745On the Cloture MotionRejectedsecond cloture re: s.1745; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
17198/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
26-JunH.R. 3525On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3525; Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996
17234/65/1R win:Nay
R: 4/49/0 (7.5% defecting)
D: 30/16/1 (34.8% defecting)
26-JunS. 1745On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4266Rejectedwellstone amdt no. 4266; To limit the total amount authorized to be appropriated by the bill to the amount requested by the President and to apply the excess to budget deficit reduction.
17345/55/0R win:Nay
R: 6/47/0 (11.3% defecting)
D: 39/8/0 (17.0% defecting)
26-JunS. 1745On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4345Rejectedexon amdt no. 4345; To ensure that the total amount authorized to be appropriated by the bill does not exceed the total amount of the authorizations of appropriations reported by the Committee on Armed Services.
174100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
26-JunS. 1745On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4346Agreed tothurmond amdt no. 4346; To reduce the total funding authorized in the bill for the national defense function to the level provided in the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1997.
17560/40/0R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 10/37/0 (21.3% defecting)
26-JunS. 1745On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4347Agreed tomotin to table wellstone amdt no. 4347; To restore funding for certain educational and employment assistance programs to levels requested by the President by authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer defense funds that are excess to the funding levels provided in the future-years defense program and to the other funding objectives of the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
17653/45/2D win:Yea
R: 12/41/0 (22.6% defecting)
D: 41/4/2 (8.9% defecting)
26-JunS. 1745On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4049Agreed tomotion to table kyl amdt no. 4049; To authorize underground nuclear testing under limited conditions.
17796/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
27-JunS. 1745On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4349Agreed tonunn amdt no. 4349; To take measures to protect the security of the United States from proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction.
17871/29/0R win:Yea
R: 51/2/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 20/27/0 (42.6% defecting)
27-JunS. 1745On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4218Agreed toMotion to table Lautenberg amemdment; To eliminate taxpayer subsidies for recreational shooting programs, and to prevent the transfer of federally-owned weapons, ammunition, funds, and other property to a private Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety.
17953/45/1R win:Yea
R: 40/11/1 (21.6% defecting)
D: 13/34/0 (27.7% defecting)
27-JunS. 1745On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4366Agreed tohatch amendment no.4366; To provide equitable relief for the generic drug industry, and for other purposes.
18074/18/8Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 47/2/4 (4.1% defecting)
D: 27/16/4 (37.2% defecting)
27-JunS. 1745On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4369Agreed tocohen amendment no.4369; To authorize additional disposals of material from the National Defense Stockpile.
18153/43/4R win:Yea
R: 51/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 2/43/2 (4.4% defecting)
28-JunS. 1745On the Cloture MotionRejecteds.1745, Second cloture vote; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
18297/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
28-JunS. 1745On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4367Agreed tonunn amdt no. 4367; To require the President to submit a report on NATO enlargement to Congress.
18346/52/2D win:Nay
R: 46/5/2 (9.8% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
09-JulH.R. 3448On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4272Rejectedbond amdt no. 4272; To modify the payment of wages provisions.
18446/52/2R win:Nay
R: 2/49/2 (3.9% defecting)
D: 44/3/0 (6.4% defecting)
09-JulH.R. 3448On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4435Rejectedkennedy amdt no. 4435; To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the minimum wage rate and to exempt computer professionals from the minimum wage and maximum hour requirements, and to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the payment of wages to employees who use employer-owned vehicles.
18596/2/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/2/0 (4.3% defecting)
09-JulH.R. 3448On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4436Agreed toroth amdt no. 4436, as modified; To provide additional amendments.
18674/24/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 27/24/2 (47.1% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
09-JulH.R. 3448On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3448, as amended; Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
18768/31/1R win:Yea
R: 50/2/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 18/29/0 (38.3% defecting)
10-JulS. 1745On Passage of the BillPassedS.1745 as amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
18831/68/1D win:Nay
R: 31/21/1 (40.4% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
10-JulS. 1788On the Cloture MotionRejectedmotion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to consider s.1788; National Right to Work Act of 1995
18936/63/1R win:Nay
R: 0/52/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 36/11/0 (23.4% defecting)
10-JulS. 295On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4437Rejecteddorgan amendment no. 4437, as modified; To provide for a substitute amendment.
19061/38/1R win:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 10/37/0 (21.3% defecting)
10-JulS. 295On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4438Agreed tokassebaum amendment no.4438;
19153/46/1R win:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 2/45/0 (4.3% defecting)
10-JulH.R. 743On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.743 as amended; Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995
19293/2/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/2/2 (3.9% defecting)
D: 44/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
11-JulS. 1894On the Motion for AttendanceAgreed toMOTION TO INSTRUCT SGT. AT ARMS; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997
19365/34/1R win:Yea
R: 50/2/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 15/32/0 (31.9% defecting)
16-JulS. 1936On the Cloture MotionAgreed tomotion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996
19469/29/2R win:Yea
R: 50/2/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 19/27/1 (41.3% defecting)
17-JulS. 1894On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4591Agreed tomotion to table simon amdt no. 4591; To ensure that work under Department of Defense contracts is performed in the United States.
195100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-JulS. 1894On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4453Agreed tonunn amdt no. 4453; To provide $150,000,000 for defending the United States against weapons of mass destruction, and to provide offsetting reductions in other appropriation amounts.
19679/21/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 44/9/0 (17.0% defecting)
D: 35/12/0 (25.5% defecting)
17-JulS. 1894On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4463Agreed toMotion to table Amdt. No. 4463; To prohibit the use of funds for support of more than 68 general officers of the Marine Corps on active duty.
19744/56/0R win:Nay
R: 6/47/0 (11.3% defecting)
D: 38/9/0 (19.1% defecting)
17-JulS. 1894On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4891Rejectedbumpers amdt no. 4891; To reduce procurement of F/A-18C/D fighters to six aircraft.
19871/27/2R win:Yea
R: 49/4/0 (7.5% defecting)
D: 22/23/2 (48.9% defecting)
18-JulS. 1894On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4492Agreed tomotion to table harkin amendment no.4492; Relating to payments by the Department of Defense of restructuring costs associated with business combinations.
19958/41/1R win:Yea
R: 48/5/0 (9.4% defecting)
D: 10/36/1 (21.7% defecting)
18-JulS. 1894On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4893Agreed toMotion to table levin amendment no.4893; To strike out funding for new production of F-16 aircraft in excess of six aircraft, and to transfer the funding to increase funding for anti-terrorism support.
20072/27/1R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 22/24/1 (47.8% defecting)
18-JulH.R. 3610On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3610 as amended; Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997
20146/53/1R win:Nay
R: 0/53/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
18-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4897RejectedDaschle amdt. no. 4897; To provide a complete substitute.
20298/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
18-JulS.Res. 280On the ResolutionAgreed tos.res.280; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the tragic crash TWA of Flight 800.
20350/47/3R win:Yea
R: 44/8/1 (15.4% defecting)
D: 6/39/2 (13.3% defecting)
18-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4901Rejectedmotion to waive c.b.r. Re: ashcroft amendment no.4901; To ensure that welfare recipients are drug-free as a condition for receiving welfare assistance from the American taxpayers.
20496/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
18-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4902Agreed tododd amendment no.4902;
20551/47/2D win:Yea
R: 6/47/0 (11.3% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
19-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4910Rejectedmotion to waive cba re: Breaux amdt no. 4910; To ensure needy children receive non-cash assistance to provide for basic needs until the Federal 5-year time limit applies.
20621/77/2Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 20/33/0 (37.7% defecting)
D: 1/44/2 (2.2% defecting)
19-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4911Rejectedfeinstein amdt no. 4911; To address multi-generational welfare dependency.
20737/61/2R win:Nay
R: 1/52/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 36/9/2 (20.0% defecting)
19-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4912Rejectedmotion to waive cba re: biden amdt no. 4912; In the nature of a substitute.
20855/43/2R win:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 3/42/2 (6.7% defecting)
19-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4914Rejectedmotion 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.
20958/40/2R win:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 6/39/2 (13.3% defecting)
19-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4917Rejectedmotion 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.
21046/50/4R win:Nay
R: 2/49/2 (3.9% defecting)
D: 44/1/2 (2.2% defecting)
19-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4918Rejectedmotion to waive cba re: wellstone amdt no. 4918; To revise this legislation if it increases the number of impoverished children in this Nation.
21162/34/4R win:Yea
R: 50/1/2 (2.0% defecting)
D: 12/33/2 (26.7% defecting)
19-JulS. 1956On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4921Agreed tomotion to table graham amdt no. 4921; To strike the provisions restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens.
21241/57/2D win:Nay
R: 40/12/1 (23.1% defecting)
D: 1/45/1 (2.2% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4905Rejectedmotion to waive cba re: faircloth amdt no. 4905; To prohibit recruitment activities in SSI outreach programs, demonstration projects, and other administrative activities.
21356/43/1R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 4/43/0 (8.5% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4916Agreed tomotion to table harkin amdt no. 4916; To strike amendments to child nutrition requirements.
21499/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4927Agreed tod'amato amdt no. 4927; To require welfare recipients to participate in gainful community service.
21546/52/2R win:Nay
R: 5/47/1 (9.6% defecting)
D: 41/5/1 (10.9% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4929Rejectedmotion 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.
21697/2/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/2/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4933Agreed tochafee amdt no. 4933; To maintain current eligibility standards for medicaid and provide additional State flexibility.
21731/68/1D win:Nay
R: 31/21/1 (40.4% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4932Rejectedroth 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.
21853/45/2D win:Yea
R: 6/45/2 (11.8% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4934Agreed toconrad amdt no. 4934; To strike the State food assistance block grant.
21974/25/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 45/7/1 (13.5% defecting)
D: 29/18/0 (38.3% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4935Agreed tomotion to waive cba re: santorum for gramm amdt no.4935; To deny welfare benefits to individuals convicted of illegal drug possession, use or distribution.
22056/43/1D win:Yea
R: 13/39/1 (25.0% defecting)
D: 43/4/0 (8.5% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4930Agreed tomotion to table helms amdt no. 4930; To strengthen food stamp work requirements.
22178/21/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 46/6/1 (11.5% defecting)
D: 32/15/0 (31.9% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4939Agreed tomotion 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.
22237/60/3R win:Nay
R: 10/41/2 (19.6% defecting)
D: 27/19/1 (41.3% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4936Rejectedgraham 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.
22348/51/1R win:Nay
R: 2/50/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 46/1/0 (2.1% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4940Rejectedford 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).
22450/49/1R win:Yea
R: 50/2/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider S.Amdt. 4940Agreed tomotion 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).
22537/62/1D win:Nay
R: 36/16/1 (30.8% defecting)
D: 1/46/0 (2.1% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4942Rejectedashcroft 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.
22656/43/1R win:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 5/42/0 (10.6% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4952Agreed tograham amdt no. 4952; To strike additional penalties for consecutive failure to satisfy minimum participation rates.
22751/48/1D win:Yea
R: 6/46/1 (11.5% defecting)
D: 45/2/0 (4.3% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4955RejectedMotion to waive - Kennedy amdt. no. 4955; To permit assistance to be provided to needy or disabled legal immigrant children when sponsors cannot provide reimbursement.
22835/64/1R win:Nay
R: 4/48/1 (7.7% defecting)
D: 31/16/0 (34.0% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the Motion S.Amdt. 4956Rejectedmotion 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.
22942/57/1D win:Nay
R: 41/11/1 (21.2% defecting)
D: 1/46/0 (2.1% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the MotionRejectedmotion to waive cba re: language on pg 240, ln 17 Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996
23067/32/1R win:Yea
R: 49/3/1 (5.8% defecting)
D: 18/29/0 (38.3% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the MotionAgreed tomotion to waive cba re: section 2104, pg 310, ln 21 Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996
23152/46/2R win:Yea
R: 48/4/1 (7.7% defecting)
D: 4/42/1 (8.7% defecting)
23-JulS. 1956On the MotionRejectedmotion to waive cba re: sec. 2909, pg 651, ln11 thru pg 654, ln 2; Personal Responsibility, Work Opportunity and Medicaid Restructuring Act of 1996
23274/24/2R win:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 23/23/1 (50.0% defecting)
23-JulH.R. 3734On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3734, as amended; Welfare and Medicaid Reform Act of 1996
23363/35/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 32/20/1 (38.5% defecting)
D: 31/15/1 (32.6% defecting)
23-JulH.R. 3603On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4959Agreed tomotion 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.
23464/34/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 31/20/2 (39.2% defecting)
D: 33/14/0 (29.8% defecting)
24-JulH.R. 3603On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4995Agreed tomotion 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.
23561/37/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 29/22/2 (43.1% defecting)
D: 32/15/0 (31.9% defecting)
24-JulH.R. 3603On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4967Agreed tomotion 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.
23655/42/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 31/19/3 (38.0% defecting)
D: 24/23/0 (48.9% defecting)
24-JulH.R. 3603On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4977Agreed tomotion to table bryan amendment no.4977; To limit funding for the market access program.
23797/1/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/1/1 (2.2% defecting)
24-JulH.R. 3603On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3603 as amended; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
23896/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
25-JulH.R. 3540On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5017Agreed tomccain amdt no. 5017, as modified; To require information on cooperation with United States anti-terrorism efforts in the annual country reports on terrorism.
23943/56/1D win:Nay
R: 33/20/0 (37.7% defecting)
D: 10/36/1 (21.7% defecting)
25-JulH.R. 3540On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5027Rejectedsmith amdt no. 5027; To strike funds made available for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
24070/28/2R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 20/25/2 (44.4% defecting)
25-JulH.R. 3540On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5028Agreed tohelms 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.
24165/35/0R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 15/32/0 (31.9% defecting)
25-JulH.R. 3540On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5045Agreed tomotion 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.
24296/3/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 44/2/1 (4.3% defecting)
25-JulH.R. 3540On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5047Agreed toDomeniciamdt. no. 5047; To restrict the availability of funds under the Act for Mexico until drug kingpins are extradited or prosecuted.
24345/54/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 26/27/0 (49.1% defecting)
D: 19/27/1 (41.3% defecting)
25-JulH.R. 3540On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5019Rejectedmotion 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.
24451/46/3R win:Yea
R: 48/3/2 (5.9% defecting)
D: 3/43/1 (6.5% defecting)
25-JulH.R. 3540On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5018Agreed tocoverdell amdt no. 5018; To increase the amount of funds available for international narcotics control programs, offset by reductions in other appropriations.
24581/16/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 47/4/2 (7.8% defecting)
D: 34/12/1 (26.1% defecting)
25-JulH.R. 3540On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5058Agreed toBROWN 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.
24622/78/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 22/31/0 (41.5% defecting)
D: 0/47/0 (0.0% defecting)
26-JulH.R. 3540On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5088Rejectedsimpson amendment no. 5088; To strike the provision which extends reduced refugee standards for certain groups.
24773/27/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 27/26/0 (49.1% defecting)
D: 46/1/0 (2.1% defecting)
26-JulH.R. 3540On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5078Agreed tolieberman amendment no.5078 as amended; To reallocate funds for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization.
24893/7/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/5/0 (9.4% defecting)
D: 45/2/0 (4.3% defecting)
26-JulH.R. 3540On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3540 as amended; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997
24953/45/2R win:Yea
R: 37/15/1 (28.8% defecting)
D: 16/30/1 (34.8% defecting)
30-JulS. 1959On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5095Agreed tomotion to table mccain amendment no. 5095; To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the advanced light water reactor program.
25061/37/2R win:Yea
R: 50/2/1 (3.8% defecting)
D: 11/35/1 (23.9% defecting)
30-JulS. 1959On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5096Agreed tomotion to table the bumpers amendment no. 5096; To reduce funding for the Weapons Activities Account to the level requested by the Administration.
25165/33/2R win:Yea
R: 46/6/1 (11.5% defecting)
D: 19/27/1 (41.3% defecting)
30-JulS. 1959On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5106Agreed tomotion to table feingold amendment no. 5106; To eliminate funding for the Animas-LaPlata Participating Project.
25269/30/1D win:Yea
R: 24/28/1 (46.2% defecting)
D: 45/2/0 (4.3% defecting)
30-JulS. 1959On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5100Agreed tomotion 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.
25393/6/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/4/1 (7.7% defecting)
D: 45/2/0 (4.3% defecting)
30-JulH.R. 3816On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3816 as amended; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997
25493/6/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/3/1 (5.8% defecting)
D: 44/3/0 (6.4% defecting)
30-JulH.R. 3754On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3754 as amended; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997
25582/17/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 35/17/1 (32.7% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
30-JulH.R. 3675On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5132Agreed tomotion to table mccain amendment no. 5132; To reduce the level of funding for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
25686/12/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 34/12/1 (26.1% defecting)
31-JulS. 1936On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5055Agreed tomurkowski 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.
25783/17/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 30/17/0 (36.2% defecting)
31-JulS. 1936On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5037Agreed tomotion 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.
25873/27/0R win:Yea
R: 52/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 21/26/0 (44.7% defecting)
31-JulS. 1936On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5073Agreed tomotion to table bryan amdt no. 5073; To specify contractual obligations between DOE and waste generators.
25963/37/0R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 13/34/0 (27.7% defecting)
31-JulS. 1936On Passage of the BillPasseds.1936 as amended; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996
26042/57/1D win:Nay
R: 27/26/0 (49.1% defecting)
D: 15/31/1 (32.6% defecting)
31-JulH.R. 3675On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5141RejectedMotion 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.
26195/2/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/2/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 44/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
31-JulH.R. 3675On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3675, as amended; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
26278/21/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 25/21/1 (45.7% defecting)
01-AugH.R. 3734On the Conference ReportAgreed toConference Report H.R.3734; Welfare and Medicaid Reform Act of 1996
26398/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
02-AugS. 1316On the Conference ReportAgreed toconference report s.1316; Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
26498/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
02-AugH.R. 3103On the Conference ReportAgreed toconference report H.R. 3103; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
26576/22/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 31/22/0 (41.5% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
02-AugH.R. 3448On the Conference ReportAgreed toconference report H.R. 3448; Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
26642/54/4Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 21/29/3 (42.0% defecting)
D: 21/25/1 (45.7% defecting)
04-SepH.R. 3666On the Motion to TableRejectedmotion 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
26761/36/3R win:Yea
R: 38/12/3 (24.0% defecting)
D: 23/24/0 (48.9% defecting)
04-SepH.R. 3666On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5178Agreed tomotion 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.
26879/18/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 29/18/0 (38.3% defecting)
04-SepH.R. 3666On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5177Agreed toMCCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 5177; To require a plan for the allocation of Department of Veterans Affairs health care resources.
26992/6/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/2/2 (3.9% defecting)
D: 43/4/0 (8.5% defecting)
05-SepH.R. 3517On the Conference ReportAgreed toh.r. 3517 conference report; Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1997
27083/15/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 40/11/2 (21.6% defecting)
D: 43/4/0 (8.5% defecting)
05-SepH.R. 3845On the Conference ReportAgreed toh.r.3845 conference report; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1997
27198/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
05-SepH.R. 3666On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5191Agreed tohelms amdt no. 5191, as modified; To increase funding for drug elimination grants.
27298/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
05-SepH.R. 3666On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5193Agreed tofrist 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.
27375/22/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 29/21/3 (42.0% defecting)
D: 46/1/0 (2.1% defecting)
05-SepH.R. 3666On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5195Agreed toMOTION TO TABLE BROWN AMDT NO. 5195;
27482/15/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 36/15/2 (29.4% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
05-SepH.R. 3666On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5194Agreed todomenici amdt no. 5194 as amended; To provide health plan protections for individuals with a mental illness.
27560/37/3R win:Yea
R: 45/6/2 (11.8% defecting)
D: 15/31/1 (32.6% defecting)
05-SepH.R. 3666On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5197Agreed tomotion to table harkin amdt no. 5197; To provide that funding for Veterans medical care shall not be reduced to states.
27662/35/3D win:Yea
R: 16/35/2 (31.4% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
05-SepH.R. 3666Whether the Amendment is Germane S.Amdt. 5190Held Germanegermaneness 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.
27796/1/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/1/2 (2.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
05-SepS.Res. 288On the ResolutionAgreed toS. Res. 288; A resolution regarding the United States response to Iraqi aggression.
27895/2/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/1/2 (2.0% defecting)
D: 45/1/1 (2.2% defecting)
05-SepH.R. 3666On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 3666, as amended; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
27973/26/1R win:Yea
R: 50/3/0 (5.7% defecting)
D: 23/23/1 (50.0% defecting)
10-SepH.R. 3230On the Conference ReportAgreed toconference report on H.R.3230; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
28085/14/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 32/14/1 (30.4% defecting)
10-SepH.R. 3396On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3396; Defense of Marriage Act
28149/50/1R win:Nay
R: 8/45/0 (15.1% defecting)
D: 41/5/1 (10.9% defecting)
10-SepS. 2056On Passage of the BillRejecteds.2056; Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1996
28258/41/1R win:Yea
R: 49/4/0 (7.5% defecting)
D: 9/37/1 (19.6% defecting)
11-SepH.R. 3756On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5223Agreed tomotion 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.
28351/48/1D win:Yea
R: 6/47/0 (11.3% defecting)
D: 45/1/1 (2.2% defecting)
11-SepH.R. 3756On the Motion S.Amdt. 5206Rejectedmotion 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.
28453/45/2R win:Yea
R: 43/9/1 (17.3% defecting)
D: 10/36/1 (21.7% defecting)
11-SepH.R. 3756On the Motion to TableAgreed tomotion to table comm. amdt. on pg 80, line 20 thru pg 81, line 4; Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1997
28559/39/2R win:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 7/39/1 (15.2% defecting)
11-SepH.R. 3756On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5224Agreed tothomas 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.
28646/52/2R win:Nay
R: 0/52/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
12-SepH.R. 3756On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5256Rejectedreid amendment no.5256 as modified; To refer the White House Travel Office matter to the Court of Federal Claims.
28757/42/1R win:Yea
R: 51/2/0 (3.8% defecting)
D: 6/40/1 (13.0% defecting)
12-SepH.R. 3756On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5279Agreed tomotion to table kerry amendment no. 5279; To make funds available for a study of tagging explosive materials, and for other purposes.
28836/62/2Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 24/28/1 (46.2% defecting)
D: 12/34/1 (26.1% defecting)
12-SepH.R. 3756On the Motion to TableRejectedmotion to table committee amdt beginning on p.129,l.20 thru p.130,l.1; Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1997
28997/2/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/2/0 (4.3% defecting)
12-SepH.R. 3756On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5241Agreed tolautenberg amendment no. 5241; To prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms.
29027/72/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 20/32/1 (38.5% defecting)
D: 7/40/0 (14.9% defecting)
12-SepH.R. 3756On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5244RejectedMotion to table Kohl amdt. no. 5244; To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to gun free schools, and for other purposes.
29150/50/0both parties lose?
R: 41/12/0 (22.6% defecting)
D: 9/38/0 (19.1% defecting)
17-SepH.R. 3662On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5353Rejectedmotion to table bumpers amdt no. 5353 as modified; To increase the fee charged for grazing on Federal land.
29292/8/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/5/0 (9.4% defecting)
D: 44/3/0 (6.4% defecting)
17-SepH.R. 3816On the Conference ReportAgreed toh.r.3816 conference report; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997
29399/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
18-SepH.R. 3539On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.3539 as amended; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996
29485/14/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 47/5/1 (9.6% defecting)
D: 38/9/0 (19.1% defecting)
18-SepH.R. 3675On the Conference ReportAgreed toh.r.3675 conference report; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
295100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 47/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
19-SepS. 39On Passage of the BillPasseds.39 as amended; Sustainable Fisheries Act Fisheries Financing Act
29677/16/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 35/14/4 (28.6% defecting)
D: 42/2/3 (4.5% defecting)
20-SepH.R. 1350On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5391Agreed tomotion to table grassley amendment no. 5391; To provide for a uniform system of incentive pay for certain hazardous duties performed by merchant seamen.
29789/9/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 38/8/1 (17.4% defecting)
24-SepH.R. 1350On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5396Agreed tomotion 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.
29865/33/2D win:Yea
R: 24/28/1 (46.2% defecting)
D: 41/5/1 (10.9% defecting)
24-SepH.R. 1350On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5393Agreed tomotion to table grassley amendment no. 5393; To clarify the term fair and reasonable compensation and for other purposes.
29950/48/2D win:Yea
R: 17/35/1 (32.7% defecting)
D: 33/13/1 (28.3% defecting)
24-SepH.R. 1350On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5394Agreed tomotion 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.
30088/10/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 42/10/1 (19.2% defecting)
D: 46/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
24-SepH.R. 1350On Passage of the BillPassedh.r.1350; Maritime Security Act of 1996
30158/40/2R win:Yea
R: 46/5/2 (9.8% defecting)
D: 12/35/0 (25.5% defecting)
26-SepH.R. 1833On Overriding the VetoVeto Sustainedshall h.r.1833 pass over the veto of the President of the U.S.?; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995
30284/15/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 38/14/1 (26.9% defecting)
D: 46/1/0 (2.1% defecting)
30-SepH.R. 4278On Passage of the BillPassedpassage of H.R. 4278; Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996
30397/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 45/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
30-SepH.R. 3539On the Motion to TableAgreed tomotion to table the motion to postpone the motion to proceed; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996
30466/31/3R win:Yea
R: 49/2/2 (3.9% defecting)
D: 17/29/1 (37.0% defecting)
03-OctH.R. 3539On the Cloture MotionAgreed tomotion to invoke cloture on conference report on H.R.3539; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996
30539/56/5R win:Nay
R: 3/46/4 (6.1% defecting)
D: 36/10/1 (21.7% defecting)
03-OctH.R. 3539On the Decision of the ChairNot Sustainedshall the decision of the chair stand? Re: conf. rept. to H.R. 3539; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996
30692/2/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 47/1/5 (2.1% defecting)
D: 45/1/1 (2.2% defecting)
03-OctH.R. 3539On the Conference ReportAgreed toH.R.3539, CONFERENCE REPORT; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996
Bipartisan: 111R wins: 155D wins: 37