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Senate roll call 717 · 104th Congress · May 1, 1996

To limit the deeming provisions for purposes of determining eligiblity of legal aliens for Medicaid, and for other purposes.

On May 1, 1996, the Senate voted 22–77 on “On the Amendment” (S 1664). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 1–51, Democrats 21–26. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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 Rejected
Yes
22
No
77
Did not vote
4
Date
May 1, 1996

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 51 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats21 yes · 26 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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