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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 Motion to Table (Motion To Table Amdt. No. 900 )
Vote Number:	221	Vote Date:	September 29, 1989, 02:48 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Motion to Table Failed
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 900 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1990)
Statement of Purpose:	To prohibit the use of certain funds to count illegal aliens in the U.S. for purposes of reapportionment.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	41
	NAYs	50
	Not Voting	9

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Adams (D-WA), Yea
Armstrong (R-CO), Not Voting
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Boren (D-OK), Nay
Boschwitz (R-MN), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Not Voting
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Not Voting
Burdick (D-ND), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Cranston (D-CA), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Danforth (R-MO), Not Voting
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea
Dixon (D-IL), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Fowler (D-GA), Nay

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

McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
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), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Yea
Sanford (D-NC), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), 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
Wilson (R-CA), Yea
Wirth (D-CO), Yea

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---41
Adams (D-WA) Bentsen (D-TX) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Cranston (D-CA) D'Amato (R-NY) Daschle (D-SD) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dixon (D-IL) Domenici (R-NM) Glenn (D-OH) Gore (D-TN)	Graham (D-FL) Hatfield (R-OR) Inouye (D-HI) Johnston (D-LA) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Lieberman (D-CT) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) Metzenbaum (D-OH)	Mikulski (D-MD) Mitchell (D-ME) Moynihan (D-NY) Pell (D-RI) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Riegle (D-MI) Rudman (R-NH) Sarbanes (D-MD) Sasser (D-TN) Simon (D-IL) Wilson (R-CA) Wirth (D-CO)

NAYs ---50
Baucus (D-MT) Boren (D-OK) Boschwitz (R-MN) Burdick (D-ND) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Chafee (R-RI) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Cohen (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Dole (R-KS) Durenberger (R-MN) Exon (D-NE) Ford (D-KY) Fowler (D-GA) Garn (R-UT)	Gorton (R-WA) Grassley (R-IA) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Heflin (D-AL) Heinz (R-PA) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Humphrey (R-NH) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kasten (R-WI) Levin (D-MI) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) McClure (R-ID) McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK)	Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Packwood (R-OR) Pressler (R-SD) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Sanford (D-NC) Shelby (D-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC) Wallop (R-WY) Warner (R-VA)

Not Voting - 9
Armstrong (R-CO) Bond (R-MO) Bradley (D-NJ)	Bumpers (D-AR) Danforth (R-MO) Dodd (D-CT)	Gramm (R-TX) Jeffords (R-VT) Matsunaga (D-HI)

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), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Not Voting	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Cranston (D-CA), Yea	Wilson (R-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Armstrong (R-CO), Not Voting	Wirth (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting	Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Roth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Yea	Mack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:	Fowler (D-GA), Nay	Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Inouye (D-HI), Yea	Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
Idaho:	McClure (R-ID), Nay	Symms (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Dixon (D-IL), Yea	Simon (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Nay	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Nay	Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Yea	Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Nay	Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Nay	Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Boschwitz (R-MN), Nay	Durenberger (R-MN), Nay
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Not Voting	Danforth (R-MO), Not Voting
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Humphrey (R-NH), Nay	Rudman (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Not Voting	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), Nay
North Dakota:	Burdick (D-ND), Nay	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:	Heinz (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Pell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Nay	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Gore (D-TN), Yea	Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Texas:	Bentsen (D-TX), Yea	Gramm (R-TX), Not Voting
Utah:	Garn (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Not Voting	Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Adams (D-WA), Yea	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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