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Selected congressional roll call

H.R. 3396

On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3396

Date
September 10, 1996
Chamber / Congress
senate · 104th Congress · session 2
Roll number
280
Official outcome
Bill Passed (85-14)

What was being decided?

A bill to define and protect the institution of marriage.

Exact question: On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3396

Full-chamber tally from the source

yeas
85
nays
14
absent
1

Individual responses linked to this directory

4 collected responses. This list covers people in the current directory and selected prior service; it is not necessarily every historical member who participated. The source’s full tally can therefore differ from this list.

4 records. Use the controls to narrow the list.

PersonExact responseRole / state at voteParty at vote
Chuck GrassleyYeaIARepublican
Mitch McConnellYeaKYRepublican
Patty MurrayYeaWADemocratic
Ron WydenNayORDemocratic

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