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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 103^rd Congress - 1^st Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Boxer amdt no. 783 )
Vote Number:	250	Vote Date:	September 9, 1993, 12:45 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 783 to S. 1298 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994)
Statement of Purpose:	To express the sense of Congress concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	33
	NAYs	63
	Not Voting	4

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boren (D-OK), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (D-CO), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durenberger (R-MN), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Faircloth (R-NC), Nay

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

McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Mitchell (D-ME), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Not Voting
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wofford (D-PA), Nay

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---33
Akaka (D-HI) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Bradley (D-NJ) Campbell (D-CO) Chafee (R-RI) D'Amato (R-NY) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dodd (D-CT) Feingold (D-WI)	Feinstein (D-CA) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT)	Metzenbaum (D-OH) Mikulski (D-MD) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Moynihan (D-NY) Murray (D-WA) Pell (D-RI) Riegle (D-MI) Robb (D-VA) Sarbanes (D-MD) Simon (D-IL) Wellstone (D-MN)

NAYs ---63
Baucus (D-MT) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Boren (D-OK) Breaux (D-LA) Brown (R-CO) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Cohen (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) Danforth (R-MO) Daschle (D-SD) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM) Dorgan (D-ND)	Durenberger (R-MN) Exon (D-NE) Faircloth (R-NC) Ford (D-KY) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Hatfield (R-OR) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Johnston (D-LA) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kohl (D-WI) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL)	Mathews (D-TN) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Mitchell (D-ME) Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Packwood (R-OR) Pressler (R-SD) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Sasser (D-TN) Shelby (D-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Thurmond (R-SC) Warner (R-VA) Wofford (D-PA)

Not Voting - 4
Glenn (D-OH) Hutchison (R-TX)	Murkowski (R-AK) Wallop (R-WY)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Nay	Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Nay	Pryor (D-AR), Nay
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Brown (R-CO), Nay	Campbell (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Roth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Coverdell (R-GA), Nay	Nunn (D-GA), Nay
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), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Nay	Mitchell (D-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Yea	Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Durenberger (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Nay	Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Yea	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
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:	Glenn (D-OH), Not Voting	Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Boren (D-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Nay	Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Specter (R-PA), Nay	Wofford (D-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Yea	Pell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Nay	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Nay	Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Mathews (D-TN), Nay	Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Not Voting
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Yea	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Yea	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), Nay
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Nay	Wallop (R-WY), Not Voting


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