Senate roll call 688 · 104th Congress · Apr 18, 1996
To ensure that parity is provided under health plans for severe mental illness services.
On Apr 18, 1996, the Senate voted 33–65 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 1028). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 22–29, Democrats 11–36. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 33 members voted against their own party.
During the 104th Congress (1995–1996), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion to Table Failed
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 65
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Apr 18, 1996
By party
- Republicans22 yes · 29 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats11 yes · 36 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted yes
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Rod Grams R-MN voted yes
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
- John David Ashcroft R-MO voted yes
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted yes
- Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell D-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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