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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 101st 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 (Fowler Amdt. No. 895 )
Vote Number: 218 Vote Date: September 29, 1989, 11:03 AM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 895 to S.Amdt. 894 to H.R. 2991
Statement of Purpose: Expressing the sense of the Senate instructing the conferees on H.R. 2788 to include language as follows: None of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used to promote, disseminate, or produce obscene materials, including but not limited to obscene depiction of sadomasochism, homo-eroticism, the sexual exploitation of children, or individuals engaged in sexual intercourse.
Vote Counts:YEAs65
NAYs31
Not Voting4
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Adams (D-WA), Yea
Armstrong (R-CO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burdick (D-ND), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Cranston (D-CA), Yea
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), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Not Voting
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Fowler (D-GA), Yea
Garn (R-UT), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gore (D-TN), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Not Voting
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Nay
Heinz (R-PA), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
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), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Nay
Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McClure (R-ID), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Yea
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), Nay
Symms (R-ID), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wilson (R-CA), Nay
Wirth (D-CO), Yea
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---65
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)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chafee (R-RI)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cranston (D-CA)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Danforth (R-MO)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dixon (D-IL)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Ford (D-KY)
Fowler (D-GA)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heinz (R-PA)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lugar (R-IN)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Rudman (R-NH)
Sanford (D-NC)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Specter (R-PA)
Warner (R-VA)
Wirth (D-CO)
NAYs ---31
Armstrong (R-CO)
Bond (R-MO)
Burns (R-MT)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Garn (R-UT)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heflin (D-AL)
Helms (R-NC)
Humphrey (R-NH)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kasten (R-WI)
Lott (R-MS)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McClure (R-ID)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pressler (R-SD)
Roth (R-DE)
Shelby (D-AL)
Stevens (R-AK)
Symms (R-ID)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
Wilson (R-CA)
Not Voting - 4
Exon (D-NE)
Gramm (R-TX)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Matsunaga (D-HI)
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped by Home State
Alabama:Heflin (D-AL), NayShelby (D-AL), Nay
Alaska:Murkowski (R-AK), NayStevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:DeConcini (D-AZ), YeaMcCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:Bumpers (D-AR), YeaPryor (D-AR), Yea
California:Cranston (D-CA), YeaWilson (R-CA), Nay
Colorado:Armstrong (R-CO), NayWirth (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:Dodd (D-CT), YeaLieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:Biden (D-DE), YeaRoth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:Graham (D-FL), YeaMack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:Fowler (D-GA), YeaNunn (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:Inouye (D-HI), YeaMatsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
Idaho:McClure (R-ID), NaySymms (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:Dixon (D-IL), YeaSimon (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:Coats (R-IN), NayLugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), NayHarkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:Dole (R-KS), NayKassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:Ford (D-KY), YeaMcConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:Breaux (D-LA), YeaJohnston (D-LA), Yea
Maine:Cohen (R-ME), YeaMitchell (D-ME), Yea
Maryland:Mikulski (D-MD), YeaSarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:Kennedy (D-MA), YeaKerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:Levin (D-MI), YeaRiegle (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:Boschwitz (R-MN), YeaDurenberger (R-MN), Yea
Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), NayLott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:Bond (R-MO), NayDanforth (R-MO), Yea
Montana:Baucus (D-MT), YeaBurns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:Exon (D-NE), Not VotingKerrey (D-NE), Yea
Nevada:Bryan (D-NV), YeaReid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:Humphrey (R-NH), NayRudman (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:Bradley (D-NJ), YeaLautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), YeaDomenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:D'Amato (R-NY), YeaMoynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:Helms (R-NC), NaySanford (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota:Burdick (D-ND), YeaConrad (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:Glenn (D-OH), YeaMetzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:Boren (D-OK), YeaNickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:Hatfield (R-OR), YeaPackwood (R-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:Heinz (R-PA), YeaSpecter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:Chafee (R-RI), YeaPell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:Hollings (D-SC), YeaThurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:Daschle (D-SD), YeaPressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:Gore (D-TN), YeaSasser (D-TN), Yea
Texas:Bentsen (D-TX), YeaGramm (R-TX), Not Voting
Utah:Garn (R-UT), NayHatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:Jeffords (R-VT), Not VotingLeahy (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:Robb (D-VA), YeaWarner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:Adams (D-WA), YeaGorton (R-WA), Yea
West Virginia:Byrd (D-WV), YeaRockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:Kasten (R-WI), NayKohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:Simpson (R-WY), YeaWallop (R-WY), Nay
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State
 
  

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