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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 (helms amdt )
Vote Number:	197	Vote Date:	September 19, 1991, 03:09 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 1175 to H.R. 2686 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992)
Statement of Purpose:	To prohibit the use of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts to promote, produce, disseminate, or distribute obscene materials.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	68
	NAYs	28
	Not Voting	4

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Adams (D-WA), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
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), Yea
DeConcini (D-AZ), Nay
Dixon (D-IL), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-KS), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Yea

Fowler (D-GA), Yea
Garn (R-UT), Not Voting
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gore (D-TN), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kasten (R-WI), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
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), Yea

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

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---68
Baucus (D-MT) Bentsen (D-TX) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boren (D-OK) Breaux (D-LA) Brown (R-CO) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Cohen (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) Daschle (D-SD) Dixon (D-IL) Dodd (D-CT) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM)	Exon (D-NE) Ford (D-KY) Fowler (D-GA) Glenn (D-OH) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hatfield (R-OR) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Johnston (D-LA) Kasten (R-WI) Kerrey (D-NE) Kohl (D-WI) 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) Pressler (R-SD) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Robb (D-VA) Roth (R-DE) Rudman (R-NH) Sanford (D-NC) Sasser (D-TN) Shelby (D-AL) Simon (D-IL) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC) Wallop (R-WY) Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---28
Adams (D-WA) Akaka (D-HI) Biden (D-DE) Bradley (D-NJ) Chafee (R-RI) Cranston (D-CA) Danforth (R-MO) DeConcini (D-AZ) Durenberger (R-MN) Gore (D-TN)	Jeffords (R-VT) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Metzenbaum (D-OH) Mitchell (D-ME)	Moynihan (D-NY) Pell (D-RI) Riegle (D-MI) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sarbanes (D-MD) Wellstone (D-MN) Wirth (D-CO) Wofford (D-PA)

Not Voting - 4
Garn (R-UT) Harkin (D-IA)	Packwood (R-OR) Seymour (R-CA)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Yea	Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea	Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	DeConcini (D-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Cranston (D-CA), Nay	Seymour (R-CA), Not Voting
Colorado:	Brown (R-CO), Yea	Wirth (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Nay	Roth (R-DE), Yea
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Yea	Mack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:	Fowler (D-GA), Yea	Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Nay	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Yea	Symms (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:	Dixon (D-IL), Yea	Simon (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Yea	Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Yea	Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Yea	Mitchell (D-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Nay	Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Nay	Riegle (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Durenberger (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Yea	Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Yea	Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Yea	Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Rudman (R-NH), Yea	Smith (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Nay	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Yea	Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:	Helms (R-NC), Yea	Sanford (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota:	Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), Yea	Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	Glenn (D-OH), Yea	Metzenbaum (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:	Boren (D-OK), Yea	Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Yea	Packwood (R-OR), Not Voting
Pennsylvania:	Specter (R-PA), Yea	Wofford (D-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Pell (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Yea	Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:	Gore (D-TN), Nay	Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Texas:	Bentsen (D-TX), Yea	Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Garn (R-UT), Not Voting	Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Nay	Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Yea	Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:	Adams (D-WA), Nay	Gorton (R-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Kasten (R-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Yea	Wallop (R-WY), Yea


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