Defense of Marriage Act: Passage of H.R. 3396
Vote No. 280: September 10, 1996
Defense of Marriage Act: By 85 yeas to 15 nays (Vote No. 280) Senate passed
H.R. 3396, to define and protect the institution of marriage.
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[Rollcall Vote No. 280 Leg.] September 10, 1996
YEAS--85
Abraham Republican Michigan Y
Ashcroft Republican Missouri Y
Baucus Democrat Montana Y
Bennett Republican Utah Y
Biden Democrat Delaware Y
Bingaman Democrat New Mexico Y
Bond Republican Missouri Y
Bradley Democrat New Jersey Y
Breaux Democrat Louisiana Y
Brown Republican Colorado Y
Bryan Democrat Nevada Y
Bumpers Democrat Arkansas Y
Burns Republican Montana Y
Byrd Democrat West Virginia Y
Campbell Republican Colorado Y
Chafee Republican Rhode Island Y
Coats Republican Indiana Y
Cochran Republican Mississippi Y
Cohen Republican Maine Y
Conrad Democrat North Dakota Y
Coverdell Republican Georgia Y
Craig Republican Idaho Y
D'Amato Republican New York Y
Daschle Democrat South Dakota Y
DeWine Republican Ohio Y
Dodd Democrat Connecticut Y
Domenici Republican New Mexico Y
Dorgan Democrat North Dakota Y
Exon Democrat Nebraska Y
Faircloth Republican North Carolina Y
Ford Democrat Kentucky Y
Frahm Republican Kansas Y
Frist Republican Tennessee Y
Glenn Democrat Ohio Y
Gorton Republican Washington Y
Graham Democrat Florida Y
Gramm Republican Texas Y
Grams Republican Minnesota Y
Grassley Republican Iowa Y
Gregg Republican New Hampshire Y
Harkin Democrat Iowa Y
Hatch Republican Utah Y
Hatfield Republican Oregon Y
Heflin Democrat Alabama Y
Helms Republican North Carolina Y
Hollings Democrat South Carolina Y
Hutchison Republican Texas Y
Inhofe Republican Oklahoma Y
Jeffords Republican Vermont Y
Johnston Democrat Louisiana Y
Kassebaum Republican Kansas Y
Kempthorne Republican Idaho Y
Kohl Democrat Wisconsin Y
Kyl Republican Arizona Y
Lautenberg Democrat New Jersey Y
Leahy Democrat Vermont Y
Levin Democrat Michigan Y
Lieberman Democrat Connecticut Y
Lott Republican Mississippi Y
Lugar Republican Indiana Y
Mack Republican Florida Y
McCain Republican Arizona Y
McConnell Republican Kentucky Y
Mikulski Democrat Maryland Y
Murkowski Republican Alaska Y
Murray Democrat Washington Y
Nickles Republican Oklahoma Y
Nunn Democrat Georgia Y
Pressler Republican South Dakota Y
Reid Democrat Nevada Y
Rockefeller Democrat West Virginia Y
Roth Republican Delaware Y
Santorum Republican Pennsylvania Y
Sarbanes Democrat Maryland Y
Shelby Republican Alabama Y
Simpson Republican Wyoming Y
Smith Republican New Hampshire Y
Snowe Republican Maine Y
Specter Republican Pennsylvania Y
Stevens Republican Alaska Y
Thomas Republican Wyoming Y
Thompson Republican Tennessee Y
Thurmond Republican South Carolina Y
Warner Republican Virginia Y
Wellstone Democrat Minnesota Y
NAYS--14
Akaka Democrat Hawaii N
Boxer Democrat California N
Feingold Democrat Wisconsin N
Feinstein Democrat California N
Inouye Democrat Hawaii N
Kennedy Democrat Massachusetts N
Kerrey Democrat Nebraska N
Kerry Democrat Massachusetts N
Moseley-Braun Democrat Illinois N
Moynihan Democrat New York N
Pell Democrat Rhode Island N
Robb Democrat Virginia N
Simon Democrat Illinois N
Wyden Democrat Oregon N
NOT VOTING--1
Pryor Democrat Arkansas X
Vote No. 280: September 10, 1996
Defense of Marriage Act: Passage of H.R. 3396
Republican Yes votes = 53
Republican No votes = 0
Republican NV votes = 0
Republican Position = Y
Democratic Yes votes = 32
Democratic No votes = 14
Democratic NV votes = 1
Democratic Position = Y
Total Yes votes = 85
Total No votes = 14
Total Ans. Present = 0
Total Not Voting = 1
Democratic Leadership position = Y: (Y = 4; N = 0)
Republican Leadership position = Y: (Y = 4; N = 0)
Conservative Democrat position = Y: (Y = 4; N = 0)
Moderate Republican position = Y: (Y = 4; N = 0)
Conservative Senators position = Y: (Y = 5; N = 0)
Liberal Senators position = Y: (Y = 4; N = 1)
{Note: Democrat and Republican leadership must have a value of 4 or more to
be assigned a position other than 'X'. Conservative Democrat & Moderate
Republican must have a value of 3 or more to be assigned a position other
than 'X'. Liberal & Conservative Senators' position must have a value of
4 or more to be assigned a position other than 'X'.}
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