Senate roll call 792 · 104th Congress · Jun 27, 1996
To provide equitable relief for the generic drug industry, and for other purposes.
On Jun 27, 1996, the Senate voted 53–45 on “On the Amendment” (S 1745). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 40–11, Democrats 13–34. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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
- 53
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Jun 27, 1996
By party
- Republicans40 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats13 yes · 34 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Paul Coverdell R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Sheila Frahm R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Spencer Abraham R-MI
- Rod Grams R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John David Ashcroft R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Fred Dalton Thompson R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Voted present
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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