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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 Passage of the Bill (S. 358 )
Vote Number:	117	Vote Date:	July 13, 1989, 06:38 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Bill Passed
Measure Number:	S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization Amendments of 1989 )
Measure Title:	A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the level, and preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and to provide for administrative naturalization, and for other purposes.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	81
	NAYs	17
	Not Voting	2

Alphabetical by Senator Name

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

Garn (R-UT), Yea
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), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Nay
Heinz (R-PA), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Humphrey (R-NH), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Not Voting
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kasten (R-WI), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Yea
Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McClure (R-ID), Yea

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

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---81
Adams (D-WA) Armstrong (R-CO) Baucus (D-MT) Bentsen (D-TX) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boren (D-OK) Boschwitz (R-MN) Bradley (D-NJ) Bryan (D-NV) Burdick (D-ND) Burns (R-MT) Chafee (R-RI) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Cohen (R-ME) D'Amato (R-NY) Danforth (R-MO) Daschle (D-SD) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dixon (D-IL) Dodd (D-CT) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM) Durenberger (R-MN) Fowler (D-GA)	Garn (R-UT) Glenn (D-OH) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grassley (R-IA) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Hatfield (R-OR) Heinz (R-PA) Humphrey (R-NH) 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) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McClure (R-ID)	McConnell (R-KY) Metzenbaum (D-OH) Mitchell (D-ME) Moynihan (D-NY) Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Packwood (R-OR) Pell (D-RI) Pressler (R-SD) Pryor (D-AR) Riegle (D-MI) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Sanford (D-NC) Sarbanes (D-MD) Sasser (D-TN) Simon (D-IL) Simpson (R-WY) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC) Wallop (R-WY) Warner (R-VA) Wirth (D-CO)

NAYs ---17
Breaux (D-LA) Bumpers (D-AR) Byrd (D-WV) Conrad (D-ND) Cranston (D-CA) Exon (D-NE)	Ford (D-KY) Gore (D-TN) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI)	Mikulski (D-MD) Reid (D-NV) Rudman (R-NH) Shelby (D-AL) Wilson (R-CA)

Not Voting - 2
Jeffords (R-VT)	Matsunaga (D-HI)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Nay	Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea	Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Nay	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Cranston (D-CA), Nay	Wilson (R-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Armstrong (R-CO), Yea	Wirth (D-CO), Yea
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), Yea
Georgia:	Fowler (D-GA), Yea	Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Inouye (D-HI), Nay	Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
Idaho:	McClure (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), Yea
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Yea	Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Johnston (D-LA), Yea
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), Yea
Minnesota:	Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea	Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Yea	Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Yea	Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Humphrey (R-NH), Yea	Rudman (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Yea	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Yea	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Helms (R-NC), Nay	Sanford (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota:	Burdick (D-ND), Yea	Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:	Glenn (D-OH), Yea	Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Boren (D-OK), Yea	Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Yea	Packwood (R-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Heinz (R-PA), Yea	Specter (R-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), Yea
Tennessee:	Gore (D-TN), Nay	Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Texas:	Bentsen (D-TX), Yea	Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Garn (R-UT), Yea	Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Not Voting	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Yea	Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:	Adams (D-WA), Yea	Gorton (R-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Nay	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Kasten (R-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Yea	Wallop (R-WY), Yea


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