To prohibit the restriction of certain types of medical communications between a health care provider and a patient.

On Sep 11, 1996, the Senate voted 51–48 on “On the Motion” (HR 3756). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 6–47, Democrats 45–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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 Rejected
Yes: 51
No: 48
Did not vote: 4
Date: Sep 11, 1996

By party

Republicans6 yes · 47 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats45 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO voted yes
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
Robert C. Smith R-NH voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

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
John Sidney Mccain III 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
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
Sheila Frahm R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
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
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
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
James Strom Thurmond R-SC
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
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
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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