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Senate Roll Call 752, 104th Congress · May 22, 1996

To create a 60 vote point of order against legislation diverting savings achieved through medicare waste, fraud and abuse enforcement activities for purposes other than improving the solvency of the Medicare Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. — (THREE FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF GRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 4007, TO CREATE A 60 VOTE POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION DIVERTING SAVINGS ACHIEVED THROUGH MEDICARE WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN IMPROVING THE SOLVENCY OF THE MEDICARE FEDERAL HOSPITAL INSURANCE TRUST FUND.)

Question before the chamber: On the Motion

44 yea · 56 nayMotion Rejected
Democrat43 yea · 4 nay
Republican0 yea · 51 nay
Independent1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S.Con.Res. 57 ↗

An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Health CareDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) Creating a procedural point of order regarding Medicare trust fund solvency does not directly expand or restrict coverage.

    Tagged by: keyword:medicare,hospital

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal restraint”

    model(0.80): Creating a point of order against diverting savings prevents spending diverted funds, supporting fiscal restraint.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Economics and Public Finance

    Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (44)

Nay (56)

Not voting or present (0)

None

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