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Senate roll call 743 · 104th Congress · May 22, 1996

To express the sense of the Congress that the reconciliation bill should maintain the existing prohibition against additional charges by providers under the med

On May 22, 1996, the Senate voted 49–51 on “On the Motion to Table” (SCONRES 57). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 49–4, Democrats 0–47. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 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 Failed
Yes
49
No
51
Did not vote
3
Date
May 22, 1996

By party

  • Republicans49 yes · 4 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats0 yes · 47 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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