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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 Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1025, as amended, passage )
Vote Number:	394	Vote Date:	November 20, 1993, 07:09 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Bill Passed
Measure Number:	H.R. 1025 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Federal Firearms License Reform Act of 1993 )
Measure Title:	A bill to provide for a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, and for the establishment of a national instant criminal background check system to be contacted by firearms dealers before the transfer of any firearm.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	63
	NAYs	36
	Not Voting	1

Alphabetical by Senator Name

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

Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Nay
Mathews (D-TN), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay

McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea
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), Yea
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wofford (D-PA), Yea

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---63
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boren (D-OK) Boxer (D-CA) Bradley (D-NJ) Bumpers (D-AR) Byrd (D-WV) Chafee (R-RI) Coats (R-IN) Cohen (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Danforth (R-MO) Daschle (D-SD) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dodd (D-CT) Durenberger (R-MN) Exon (D-NE) Feingold (D-WI)	Feinstein (D-CA) Ford (D-KY) Glenn (D-OH) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Harkin (D-IA) Hatfield (R-OR) Hutchison (R-TX) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lugar (R-IN) Mathews (D-TN) Metzenbaum (D-OH)	Mikulski (D-MD) Mitchell (D-ME) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Moynihan (D-NY) Murray (D-WA) Nunn (D-GA) Packwood (R-OR) Pell (D-RI) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Riegle (D-MI) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Sarbanes (D-MD) Sasser (D-TN) Simon (D-IL) Thurmond (R-SC) Warner (R-VA) Wellstone (D-MN) Wofford (D-PA)

NAYs ---36
Bennett (R-UT) Breaux (D-LA) Brown (R-CO) Bryan (D-NV) Burns (R-MT) Campbell (D-CO) Cochran (R-MS) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM)	Faircloth (R-NC) Gramm (R-TX) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hatch (R-UT) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Johnston (D-LA) Kempthorne (R-ID) Leahy (D-VT) Lott (R-MS)	Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Pressler (R-SD) Shelby (D-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Wallop (R-WY)

Not Voting - 1
Dorgan (D-ND)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Nay	Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Yea	Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Brown (R-CO), Nay	Campbell (D-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), Nay
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), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Nay	Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Yea	Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
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), Yea	Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Yea	Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Yea	Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Yea
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), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Faircloth (R-NC), Nay	Helms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Yea	Dorgan (D-ND), Not Voting
Ohio:	Glenn (D-OH), Yea	Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Boren (D-OK), Yea	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Yea	Packwood (R-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Specter (R-PA), Nay	Wofford (D-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Yea	Pell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Nay	Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Mathews (D-TN), Yea	Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Yea	Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Yea	Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:	Gorton (R-WA), Yea	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Nay	Wallop (R-WY), Nay


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