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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 106^th Congress - 1^st Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Wellstone Amdt. No. 1789 )
Vote Number:	292	Vote Date:	September 24, 1999, 09:37 AM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 1789 to H.R. 2684 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, andand Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 )
Statement of Purpose:	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 disabilities as radiogenic diseases.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	76
	NAYs	18
	Not Voting	6

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee, J. (R-RI), Nay
Cleland (D-GA), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Edwards (D-NC), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay

Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Fitzgerald (R-IL), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grams (R-MN), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Not Voting
Inouye (D-HI), Not Voting
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Mack (R-FL), Not Voting
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Not Voting
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Torricelli (D-NJ), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---76
Abraham (R-MI) Akaka (D-HI) Ashcroft (R-MO) Baucus (D-MT) Bayh (D-IN) Bennett (R-UT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Breaux (D-LA) Brownback (R-KS) Bryan (D-NV) Bunning (R-KY) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Cleland (D-GA) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) Daschle (D-SD) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND)	Durbin (D-IL) Edwards (D-NC) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Fitzgerald (R-IL) Frist (R-TN) Graham (D-FL) Grams (R-MN) Grassley (R-IA) Hagel (R-NE) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hollings (D-SC) Hutchinson (R-AR) Hutchison (R-TX) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT)	Lincoln (D-AR) Lugar (R-IN) Mikulski (D-MD) Moynihan (D-NY) Murray (D-WA) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Robb (D-VA) Roberts (R-KS) Roth (R-DE) Santorum (R-PA) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Sessions (R-AL) Smith (R-NH) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Thompson (R-TN) Torricelli (D-NJ) Warner (R-VA) Wellstone (D-MN) Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---18
Allard (R-CO) Bond (R-MO) Campbell (R-CO) Chafee, J. (R-RI) Cochran (R-MS) Enzi (R-WY)	Gorton (R-WA) Gramm (R-TX) Gregg (R-NH) Helms (R-NC) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS)	McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Shelby (R-AL) Thomas (R-WY) Thurmond (R-SC) Voinovich (R-OH)

Not Voting - 6
Inhofe (R-OK) Inouye (D-HI)	Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ)	Nickles (R-OK) Rockefeller (D-WV)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Yea	Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
Arkansas:	Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea	Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Allard (R-CO), Nay	Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Roth (R-DE), Yea
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Yea	Mack (R-FL), Not Voting
Georgia:	Cleland (D-GA), Yea	Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Not Voting
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Yea	Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:	Durbin (D-IL), Yea	Fitzgerald (R-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Bayh (D-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Yea	Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Bunning (R-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Yea	Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Yea	Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Abraham (R-MI), Yea	Levin (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Grams (R-MN), Yea	Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea	Bond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Hagel (R-NE), Yea	Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea	Torricelli (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea	Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Edwards (D-NC), Yea	Helms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Yea	Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Yea	Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:	Inhofe (R-OK), Not Voting	Nickles (R-OK), Not Voting
Oregon:	Smith (R-OR), Yea	Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Yea	Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:	Chafee, J. (R-RI), Nay	Reed (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Yea	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Tennessee:	Frist (R-TN), Yea	Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Yea	Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Yea	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Yea	Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:	Gorton (R-WA), Nay	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Enzi (R-WY), Nay	Thomas (R-WY), Nay


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