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Vote Summary

Question: On the Motion to Table (motion to table amdt no 597, as modified )
Vote Number:	135	Vote Date:	April 26, 1995, 06:43 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Motion to Table Failed
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 597 to S.Amdt. 596 to H.R. 956 (Common Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act of 1995)
Statement of Purpose:	To provide for equity in legal fees, and for other purposes.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	45
	NAYs	52
	Not Voting	3

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Not Voting
Faircloth (R-NC), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Nay

Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grams (R-MN), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Not Voting
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay

Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---45
Akaka (D-HI) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Byrd (D-WV) Cochran (R-MS) Cohen (R-ME) D'Amato (R-NY) Daschle (D-SD) Dodd (D-CT) Ford (D-KY) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL)	Gramm (R-TX) Harkin (D-IA) Heflin (D-AL) Hollings (D-SC) Hutchison (R-TX) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnston (D-LA) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Mack (R-FL)	Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Moynihan (D-NY) Murray (D-WA) Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Pell (D-RI) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Sarbanes (D-MD) Shelby (R-AL) Simon (D-IL) Specter (R-PA) Thompson (R-TN)

NAYs ---52
Abraham (R-MI) Ashcroft (R-MO) Baucus (D-MT) Bennett (R-UT) Boxer (D-CA) Bradley (D-NJ) Brown (R-CO) Burns (R-MT) Campbell (R-CO) Chafee (R-RI) Coats (R-IN) Conrad (D-ND) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) DeWine (R-OH) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND)	Faircloth (R-NC) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Frist (R-TN) Glenn (D-OH) Grams (R-MN) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Helms (R-NC) Inhofe (R-OK) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN)	McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Packwood (R-OR) Pressler (R-SD) Robb (D-VA) Santorum (R-PA) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Snowe (R-ME) Stevens (R-AK) Thomas (R-WY) Thurmond (R-SC) Warner (R-VA) Wellstone (D-MN)

Not Voting - 3
Bond (R-MO)	Exon (D-NE)	Hatfield (R-OR)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Yea	Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Nay	Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Brown (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), Yea
Georgia:	Coverdell (R-GA), Nay	Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Nay	Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea	Simon (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Nay	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Nay	Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Yea	Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Yea	Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Nay	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Abraham (R-MI), Nay	Levin (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Grams (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Yea	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay	Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Not Voting	Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Nay	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Yea	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Faircloth (R-NC), Nay	Helms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Nay	Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Nay	Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:	Inhofe (R-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Not Voting	Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Pell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Yea	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Frist (R-TN), Nay	Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Yea	Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Yea	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Gorton (R-WA), Yea	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Nay	Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Nay	Thomas (R-WY), Nay


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