To limit and improve the system for the admission of family-sponsored immigrants.

On Apr 25, 1996, the Senate voted 74–26 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 1664). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 39–14, Democrats 35–12. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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 Agreed to
Yes: 74
No: 26
Did not vote: 3
Date: Apr 25, 1996

By party

Republicans39 yes · 14 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats35 yes · 12 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
Richard H Bryan D-NV voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Barbara Boxer D-CA
Dianne Feinstein D-CA
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
Conrad Burns R-MT
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
J. James Exon D-NE
Harry Reid D-NV
Richard H Bryan D-NV
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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