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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 Amendment (Helms Amendment No. 3119 )
Vote Number:	307	Vote Date:	October 24, 1990, 03:24 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 3119 to H.R. 5769 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991)
Statement of Purpose:	To prohibit the use of funds by the National Endowment for the Arts to promote, distribute, disseminate, or produce materials that depict or describe sexual or excretory activities or organs.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	29
	NAYs	70
	Not Voting	1

Alphabetical by Senator Name

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

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

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

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---29
Armstrong (R-CO) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Conrad (D-ND) Dole (R-KS) Exon (D-NE) Garn (R-UT) Gramm (R-TX)	Grassley (R-IA) Heflin (D-AL) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Humphrey (R-NH) 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) Roth (R-DE) Shelby (D-AL) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC) Wallop (R-WY)

NAYs ---70
Adams (D-WA) Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Bentsen (D-TX) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Bond (R-MO) Boren (D-OK) Boschwitz (R-MN) Bradley (D-NJ) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Burdick (D-ND) Chafee (R-RI) Cohen (R-ME) Cranston (D-CA) D'Amato (R-NY) Danforth (R-MO) Daschle (D-SD) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dixon (D-IL) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM)	Durenberger (R-MN) Ford (D-KY) Fowler (D-GA) Glenn (D-OH) Gore (D-TN) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Heinz (R-PA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnston (D-LA) 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) Metzenbaum (D-OH)	Mikulski (D-MD) Mitchell (D-ME) Moynihan (D-NY) 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) Stevens (R-AK) Warner (R-VA) Wilson (R-CA) Wirth (D-CO)

Not Voting - 1
Hatfield (R-OR)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Yea	Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	DeConcini (D-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Nay	Pryor (D-AR), Nay
California:	Cranston (D-CA), Nay	Wilson (R-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Armstrong (R-CO), Yea	Wirth (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Nay	Roth (R-DE), Yea
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:	Fowler (D-GA), Nay	Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Nay	Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:	McClure (R-ID), Yea	Symms (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:	Dixon (D-IL), Nay	Simon (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Yea	Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Nay	Mitchell (D-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Nay	Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Nay	Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Nay	Riegle (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Boschwitz (R-MN), Nay	Durenberger (R-MN), Nay
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Yea	Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Nay	Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Yea	Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Humphrey (R-NH), Yea	Rudman (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Nay	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Nay	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:	Helms (R-NC), Yea	Sanford (D-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Burdick (D-ND), Nay	Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Ohio:	Glenn (D-OH), Nay	Metzenbaum (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:	Boren (D-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Not Voting	Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Heinz (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Pell (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Yea	Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Nay	Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:	Gore (D-TN), Nay	Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Texas:	Bentsen (D-TX), Nay	Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Garn (R-UT), Yea	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Nay	Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Adams (D-WA), Nay	Gorton (R-WA), Nay
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Kasten (R-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Nay	Wallop (R-WY), Yea


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