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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 105^th Congress - 2^nd Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt No 3257 )
Vote Number:	223	Vote Date:	July 22, 1998, 09:33 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 3257 to S. 2260 (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999)
Statement of Purpose:	To prevent any consolidation of the Patent and Trademark Office until the Administrator of General Services conducts a cost-benefit analysis that is not limited to a specific geographical region and makes a recommendation on the basis o fthat analysis.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	47
	NAYs	53

Alphabetical by Senator Name

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

Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grams (R-MN), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay

Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Torricelli (D-NJ), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---47
Abraham (R-MI) Allard (R-CO) Ashcroft (R-MO) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boxer (D-CA) Brownback (R-KS) Bryan (D-NV) Burns (R-MT) Cleland (D-GA) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID)	DeWine (R-OH) Dorgan (D-ND) Enzi (R-WY) Faircloth (R-NC) Feingold (D-WI) Frist (R-TN) Gramm (R-TX) Grams (R-MN) Grassley (R-IA) Hagel (R-NE) Hutchinson (R-AR) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL)	McCain (R-AZ) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Murkowski (R-AK) Murray (D-WA) Nickles (R-OK) Reid (D-NV) Roberts (R-KS) Roth (R-DE) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-NH) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Thomas (R-WY) Thompson (R-TN)

NAYs ---53
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bennett (R-UT) Biden (D-DE) Breaux (D-LA) Bumpers (D-AR) Byrd (D-WV) Campbell (R-CO) Chafee (R-RI) D'Amato (R-NY) Daschle (D-SD) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) Durbin (D-IL) Feinstein (D-CA) Ford (D-KY) Glenn (D-OH) Gorton (R-WA)	Graham (D-FL) Gregg (R-NH) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI)	Lieberman (D-CT) Lott (R-MS) McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Moynihan (D-NY) Reed (D-RI) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Santorum (R-PA) Sarbanes (D-MD) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Thurmond (R-SC) Torricelli (D-NJ) Warner (R-VA) Wellstone (D-MN) Wyden (D-OR)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Yea	Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Nay	Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Allard (R-CO), Yea	Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Nay	Roth (R-DE), Yea
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:	Cleland (D-GA), Yea	Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Nay	Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Yea	Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:	Durbin (D-IL), Nay	Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Yea	Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Yea	Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Nay	Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Nay	Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:	Abraham (R-MI), Yea	Levin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Grams (R-MN), Yea	Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Yea	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea	Bond (R-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Hagel (R-NE), Yea	Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay	Torricelli (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:	Faircloth (R-NC), Yea	Helms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Yea	Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Yea	Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:	Inhofe (R-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:	Smith (R-OR), Yea	Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Reed (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Nay	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Nay	Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Frist (R-TN), Yea	Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Yea	Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Nay	Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Gorton (R-WA), Nay	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Nay	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Enzi (R-WY), Yea	Thomas (R-WY), Yea


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