To strike funds made available for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

On Jul 25, 1996, the Senate voted 43–56 on “On the Amendment” (HR 3540). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 33–20, Democrats 10–36. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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: 43
No: 56
Did not vote: 4
Date: Jul 25, 1996

By party

Republicans33 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 36 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted yes
Rod Grams R-MN voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
Paul Coverdell R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Dirk Kempthorne R-ID
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Carol Moseley Braun D-IL
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Sheila Frahm R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Spencer Abraham R-MI
Paul David Wellstone D-MN
John David Ashcroft R-MO
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Conrad Burns R-MT
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) Faircloth R-NC
Jesse Helms R-NC
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
Kent Conrad D-ND
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Robert C. Smith R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
Harry Reid D-NV
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
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
John William Warner R-VA
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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