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

On May 23, 1996, the Senate voted 75–25 on “On the Amendment” (SCONRES 57). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 29–24, Democrats 46–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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: Amendment Agreed to
Yes: 75
No: 25
Did not vote: 3
Date: May 23, 1996

By party

Republicans29 yes · 24 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats46 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
Paul Coverdell R-GA voted no
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted no
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Spencer Abraham R-MI voted no
Rod Grams R-MN voted no
John David Ashcroft R-MO voted no
Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
Connie Mack III R-FL
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Spencer Abraham R-MI
Rod Grams R-MN
John David Ashcroft R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
John William Warner R-VA
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To adjust the fiscal year 1997 non-defense…: Senate Vote, May 23, 1996,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/104-S-766/to-adjust-the-fiscal-year-1997-non-defense-discretionary (accessed 2026-10-17).