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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 Amendment No. 991 )
Vote Number:	242	Vote Date:	October 7, 1989, 01:42 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Motion to Table Agreed to
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 991 to H.R. 2788
Statement of Purpose:	To prohibit the use of funds to promote, disseminate, or produce materials that are obscene or depict, in an offensive way, sexual or excretory activities or organs.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	62
	NAYs	35
	Not Voting	3

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Adams (D-WA), Yea
Armstrong (R-CO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
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), Not Voting
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), Nay
Dixon (D-IL), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Fowler (D-GA), Nay

Garn (R-UT), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gore (D-TN), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
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), Nay
Humphrey (R-NH), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
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), Yea
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), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Not Voting
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), Nay
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), Yea
Symms (R-ID), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wilson (R-CA), Nay
Wirth (D-CO), Yea

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---62
Adams (D-WA) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boren (D-OK) Boschwitz (R-MN) Bradley (D-NJ) 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) Dixon (D-IL) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM)	Durenberger (R-MN) Exon (D-NE) Glenn (D-OH) Gore (D-TN) Gorton (R-WA) Harkin (D-IA) Hatfield (R-OR) Heinz (R-PA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Kassebaum (R-KS) 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) Matsunaga (D-HI)	Metzenbaum (D-OH) Mikulski (D-MD) Mitchell (D-ME) Moynihan (D-NY) Packwood (R-OR) Pell (D-RI) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Riegle (D-MI) Robb (D-VA) Rudman (R-NH) Sanford (D-NC) Sarbanes (D-MD) Sasser (D-TN) Simon (D-IL) Simpson (R-WY) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Warner (R-VA) Wirth (D-CO)

NAYs ---35
Armstrong (R-CO) Bentsen (D-TX) Breaux (D-LA) Burns (R-MT) Coats (R-IN) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dole (R-KS) Ford (D-KY) Fowler (D-GA) Garn (R-UT) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX)	Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Humphrey (R-NH) Johnston (D-LA) Kasten (R-WI) Lott (R-MS) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McClure (R-ID)	McConnell (R-KY) Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Pressler (R-SD) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Shelby (D-AL) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC) Wallop (R-WY) Wilson (R-CA)

Not Voting - 3
Bond (R-MO)	Cochran (R-MS)	Nunn (D-GA)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Nay	Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	DeConcini (D-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Cranston (D-CA), Yea	Wilson (R-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Armstrong (R-CO), Nay	Wirth (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Yea	Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Roth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Fowler (D-GA), Nay	Nunn (D-GA), Not Voting
Hawaii:	Inouye (D-HI), Yea	Matsunaga (D-HI), Yea
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), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Nay	Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Yea	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), Yea	Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea	Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Not Voting	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Not Voting	Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Yea	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), 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), Yea
Ohio:	Glenn (D-OH), Yea	Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Boren (D-OK), Yea	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
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), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Gore (D-TN), Yea	Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Texas:	Bentsen (D-TX), Nay	Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Garn (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Yea	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), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Kasten (R-WI), Nay	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Yea	Wallop (R-WY), Nay


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