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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 101^st Congress - 2^nd Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion To Invoke Cloture On S.135 )
Vote Number:	76	Vote Date:	May 1, 1990, 07:02 PM
Required For Majority:	3/5	Vote Result:	Cloture Motion Agreed to
Measure Number:	S. 135 (Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1989 )
Measure Title:	A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restore to Federal civilian employees their right to participate voluntarily, as private citizens, in the political processes of the Nation, to protect such employees from improper political solicitations, and for other purposes.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	70
	NAYs	28
	Not Voting	1

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Adams (D-WA), Yea
Armstrong (R-CO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Not Voting
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Boschwitz (R-MN), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burdick (D-ND), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
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), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea
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), Yea

Fowler (D-GA), Yea
Garn (R-UT), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gore (D-TN), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Heinz (R-PA), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Humphrey (R-NH), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
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), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
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), Yea
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), Nay
Sanford (D-NC), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
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 ---70
Adams (D-WA) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boren (D-OK) Bradley (D-NJ) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Burdick (D-ND) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Chafee (R-RI) 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)	Ford (D-KY) Fowler (D-GA) Glenn (D-OH) Gore (D-TN) Graham (D-FL) Harkin (D-IA) Hatfield (R-OR) Heflin (D-AL) Heinz (R-PA) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnston (D-LA) 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) McCain (R-AZ)	Metzenbaum (D-OH) Mikulski (D-MD) Mitchell (D-ME) Moynihan (D-NY) Murkowski (R-AK) 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) Shelby (D-AL) Simon (D-IL) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Warner (R-VA) Wirth (D-CO)

NAYs ---28
Armstrong (R-CO) Bond (R-MO) Boschwitz (R-MN) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Danforth (R-MO) Dole (R-KS) Garn (R-UT) Gorton (R-WA) Gramm (R-TX)	Grassley (R-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Helms (R-NC) Humphrey (R-NH) Kassebaum (R-KS) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL) McClure (R-ID) McConnell (R-KY) Nickles (R-OK)	Pressler (R-SD) Roth (R-DE) Rudman (R-NH) Simpson (R-WY) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC) Wallop (R-WY) Wilson (R-CA)

Not Voting - 1
Bentsen (D-TX)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Yea	Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea	Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
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), Yea	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Fowler (D-GA), Yea	Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Inouye (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), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Nay	Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Yea	Johnston (D-LA), Yea
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), Nay	Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Nay	Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Yea
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), 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), 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), Yea	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), Not Voting	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), Nay
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Kasten (R-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Nay	Wallop (R-WY), Nay


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