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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 101^st Congress - 1^st Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Helms Amendment No. 254 )
Vote Number:	112	Vote Date:	July 13, 1989, 02:01 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 254 to S.Amdt. 252 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization Amendments of 1989)
Statement of Purpose:	To change the level, preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and for other purposes.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	22
	NAYs	77
	Not Voting	1

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Adams (D-WA), Nay
Armstrong (R-CO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bentsen (D-TX), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boren (D-OK), Nay
Boschwitz (R-MN), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burdick (D-ND), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Cranston (D-CA), Nay
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), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Durenberger (R-MN), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Fowler (D-GA), Nay

Garn (R-UT), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gore (D-TN), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Nay
Heinz (R-PA), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Humphrey (R-NH), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kasten (R-WI), Nay
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), Nay
Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McClure (R-ID), Yea

McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Mitchell (D-ME), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Nay
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Riegle (D-MI), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Rudman (R-NH), Yea
Sanford (D-NC), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Nay
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Symms (R-ID), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wilson (R-CA), Nay
Wirth (D-CO), Nay

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---22
Armstrong (R-CO) Bond (R-MO) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Cochran (R-MS) Danforth (R-MO) Dole (R-KS) Ford (D-KY)	Garn (R-UT) Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Helms (R-NC) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) McClure (R-ID) Pressler (R-SD)	Roth (R-DE) Rudman (R-NH) Shelby (D-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC)

NAYs ---77
Adams (D-WA) Baucus (D-MT) Bentsen (D-TX) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boren (D-OK) Boschwitz (R-MN) Bradley (D-NJ) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Burdick (D-ND) Chafee (R-RI) Coats (R-IN) Cohen (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Cranston (D-CA) D'Amato (R-NY) Daschle (D-SD) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dixon (D-IL) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) Durenberger (R-MN) Exon (D-NE) Fowler (D-GA)	Glenn (D-OH) Gore (D-TN) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Harkin (D-IA) Hatfield (R-OR) Heflin (D-AL) Heinz (R-PA) Hollings (D-SC) Humphrey (R-NH) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnston (D-LA) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kasten (R-WI) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ)	McConnell (R-KY) Metzenbaum (D-OH) Mikulski (D-MD) Mitchell (D-ME) Moynihan (D-NY) Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Packwood (R-OR) Pell (D-RI) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Riegle (D-MI) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sanford (D-NC) Sarbanes (D-MD) Sasser (D-TN) Simon (D-IL) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Wallop (R-WY) Warner (R-VA) Wilson (R-CA) Wirth (D-CO)

Not Voting - 1
Matsunaga (D-HI)

Grouped by Home State

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


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