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Senate roll call 292 · 106th Congress · Sep 24, 1999

To express the sense of the Senate that lung cancer, colon cancer, and brain and central nervous system cancer should be presumed to be service-connected disabi

On Sep 24, 1999, the Senate voted 76–18 on “On the Amendment” (HR 2684). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 33–18, Democrats 43–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Amendment Agreed to
Yes
76
No
18
Did not vote
8
Date
Sep 24, 1999

By party

  • Republicans33 yes · 18 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats43 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 2684: Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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