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

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (stevens amdt )
Vote Number: 113 Vote Date: June 28, 1991, 12:39 AM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 429 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)
Statement of Purpose: To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish procedures for mandatory instant background checks of the criminal histories of prospective buyers of handguns and to establish mandatory prison sentences for the commission of a crime with a firearm in addition to any other penalties.
Vote Counts:YEAs44
NAYs54
Not Voting2
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Adams (D-WA), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Not Voting
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boren (D-OK), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Cranston (D-CA), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeConcini (D-AZ), Nay
Dixon (D-IL), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-KS), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Fowler (D-GA), Nay
Garn (R-UT), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gore (D-TN), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kasten (R-WI), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Mitchell (D-ME), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Nay
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Not Voting
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Yea
Sanford (D-NC), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Seymour (R-CA), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Nay
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Symms (R-ID), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Wallop (R-WY), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wirth (D-CO), Nay
Wofford (D-PA), Nay
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---44
Baucus (D-MT)
Bond (R-MO)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brown (R-CO)
Bryan (D-NV)
Burns (R-MT)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Garn (R-UT)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heflin (D-AL)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kasten (R-WI)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pressler (R-SD)
Reid (D-NV)
Rudman (R-NH)
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)
NAYs ---54
Adams (D-WA)
Akaka (D-HI)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boren (D-OK)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chafee (R-RI)
Cranston (D-CA)
Danforth (R-MO)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dixon (D-IL)
Dodd (D-CT)
Exon (D-NE)
Ford (D-KY)
Fowler (D-GA)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Sanford (D-NC)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Simon (D-IL)
Warner (R-VA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wirth (D-CO)
Wofford (D-PA)
Not Voting - 2
Bentsen (D-TX)
Pryor (D-AR)
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped by Home State
Alabama:Heflin (D-AL), YeaShelby (D-AL), Yea
Alaska:Murkowski (R-AK), YeaStevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:DeConcini (D-AZ), NayMcCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:Bumpers (D-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), Not Voting
California:Cranston (D-CA), NaySeymour (R-CA), Yea
Colorado:Brown (R-CO), YeaWirth (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut:Dodd (D-CT), NayLieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:Biden (D-DE), NayRoth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:Graham (D-FL), NayMack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:Fowler (D-GA), NayNunn (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), NayInouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:Craig (R-ID), YeaSymms (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:Dixon (D-IL), NaySimon (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:Coats (R-IN), YeaLugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), YeaHarkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:Dole (R-KS), YeaKassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:Ford (D-KY), NayMcConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:Breaux (D-LA), YeaJohnston (D-LA), Yea
Maine:Cohen (R-ME), YeaMitchell (D-ME), Nay
Maryland:Mikulski (D-MD), NaySarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:Kennedy (D-MA), NayKerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:Levin (D-MI), NayRiegle (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:Durenberger (R-MN), YeaWellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), YeaLott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:Bond (R-MO), YeaDanforth (R-MO), Nay
Montana:Baucus (D-MT), YeaBurns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:Exon (D-NE), NayKerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:Bryan (D-NV), YeaReid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:Rudman (R-NH), YeaSmith (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:Bradley (D-NJ), NayLautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), NayDomenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:D'Amato (R-NY), YeaMoynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:Helms (R-NC), YeaSanford (D-NC), Nay
North Dakota:Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), NayConrad (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:Glenn (D-OH), NayMetzenbaum (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:Boren (D-OK), NayNickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:Hatfield (R-OR), NayPackwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:Specter (R-PA), YeaWofford (D-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:Chafee (R-RI), NayPell (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:Hollings (D-SC), YeaThurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:Daschle (D-SD), NayPressler (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:Gore (D-TN), NaySasser (D-TN), Nay
Texas:Bentsen (D-TX), Not VotingGramm (R-TX), Yea
Utah:Garn (R-UT), YeaHatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:Jeffords (R-VT), NayLeahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:Robb (D-VA), NayWarner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:Adams (D-WA), NayGorton (R-WA), Yea
West Virginia:Byrd (D-WV), NayRockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:Kasten (R-WI), YeaKohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:Simpson (R-WY), YeaWallop (R-WY), Yea
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State
 
  

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