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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 102^nd Congress - 1^st Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (simon amdt )
Vote Number:	107	Vote Date:	June 25, 1991, 03:13 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 374 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)
Statement of Purpose:	To provide for the sentence of mandatory life imprisonment without release.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	25
	NAYs	73
	Not Voting	2

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Adams (D-WA), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bentsen (D-TX), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boren (D-OK), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brown (R-CO), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Cranston (D-CA), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeConcini (D-AZ), Nay
Dixon (D-IL), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay

Fowler (D-GA), Yea
Garn (R-UT), Not Voting
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gore (D-TN), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), 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
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kasten (R-WI), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay

Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Not Voting
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Riegle (D-MI), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Nay
Sanford (D-NC), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Seymour (R-CA), 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
Symms (R-ID), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wirth (D-CO), Nay
Wofford (D-PA), Nay

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---25
Akaka (D-HI) Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND) Chafee (R-RI) Cohen (R-ME) Cranston (D-CA) Danforth (R-MO) Durenberger (R-MN) Fowler (D-GA) Glenn (D-OH)	Harkin (D-IA) Hatfield (R-OR) Inouye (D-HI) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI)	Metzenbaum (D-OH) Mitchell (D-ME) Moynihan (D-NY) Pell (D-RI) Sarbanes (D-MD) Simon (D-IL) Wellstone (D-MN)

NAYs ---73
Adams (D-WA) Baucus (D-MT) Bentsen (D-TX) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boren (D-OK) Bradley (D-NJ) Breaux (D-LA) Brown (R-CO) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Conrad (D-ND) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) Daschle (D-SD) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dixon (D-IL) Dodd (D-CT) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM)	Exon (D-NE) Ford (D-KY) Gore (D-TN) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnston (D-LA) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kasten (R-WI) Kerrey (D-NE) Lieberman (D-CT) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK)	Nunn (D-GA) Packwood (R-OR) Pressler (R-SD) Reid (D-NV) Riegle (D-MI) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Rudman (R-NH) Sanford (D-NC) Sasser (D-TN) Seymour (R-CA) Shelby (D-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC) Wallop (R-WY) Warner (R-VA) Wirth (D-CO) Wofford (D-PA)

Not Voting - 2
Garn (R-UT)	Pryor (D-AR)

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), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Nay	Pryor (D-AR), Not Voting
California:	Cranston (D-CA), Yea	Seymour (R-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Brown (R-CO), Nay	Wirth (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Nay	Roth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Fowler (D-GA), Yea	Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Nay	Symms (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Dixon (D-IL), Nay	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), Yea	Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Nay	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Yea	Riegle (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Durenberger (R-MN), Yea	Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Nay	Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Rudman (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Nay	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Nay	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Helms (R-NC), Nay	Sanford (D-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), Yea	Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:	Glenn (D-OH), Yea	Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Boren (D-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Yea	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:	Gore (D-TN), Nay	Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Texas:	Bentsen (D-TX), Nay	Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Garn (R-UT), Not Voting	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Nay	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Adams (D-WA), Nay	Gorton (R-WA), Nay
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Nay	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Kasten (R-WI), Nay	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Nay	Wallop (R-WY), Nay


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