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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 105^th Congress - 1^st Session

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (bumpers amendment no. 33 )
Vote Number:	38	Vote Date:	April 10, 1997, 06:31 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 33 to S.Amdt. 26 to S. 104 (Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997)
Statement of Purpose:	To clarify Congressional intent with respect to enactment of this Act in response to DOE's inability to meet the January 31, 1998 contractual deadline to start disposing of spent nuclear fuel.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	24
	NAYs	69
	Not Voting	7

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Abraham (R-MI), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Not Voting
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Not Voting
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Faircloth (R-NC), Nay

Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Not Voting
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grams (R-MN), Not Voting
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Hutchinson (R-AR), Not Voting
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay

Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Torricelli (D-NJ), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Not Voting
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---24
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Daschle (D-SD)	Durbin (D-IL) Ford (D-KY) Glenn (D-OH) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Landrieu (D-LA)	Lautenberg (D-NJ) Moynihan (D-NY) Murray (D-WA) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Torricelli (D-NJ) Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---69
Abraham (R-MI) Allard (R-CO) Ashcroft (R-MO) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Campbell (R-CO) Chafee (R-RI) Cleland (D-GA) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) DeWine (R-OH) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) Enzi (R-WY) Faircloth (R-NC) Feingold (D-WI)	Frist (R-TN) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Helms (R-NC) Hollings (D-SC) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kerrey (D-NE) Kohl (D-WI) Kyl (R-AZ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN)	Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Robb (D-VA) Roberts (R-KS) Roth (R-DE) Santorum (R-PA) Sarbanes (D-MD) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-NH) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Thomas (R-WY) Thompson (R-TN) Thurmond (R-SC) Warner (R-VA)

Not Voting - 7
Boxer (D-CA) Conrad (D-ND) Dorgan (D-ND)	Feinstein (D-CA) Grams (R-MN) Hutchinson (R-AR)	Wellstone (D-MN)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Sessions (R-AL), Nay	Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Nay	Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:	Kyl (R-AZ), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Yea	Hutchinson (R-AR), Not Voting
California:	Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting	Feinstein (D-CA), Not Voting
Colorado:	Allard (R-CO), Nay	Campbell (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Roth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Cleland (D-GA), Nay	Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Yea	Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Nay	Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Durbin (D-IL), Yea	Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Nay	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Nay	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Brownback (R-KS), Nay	Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Yea	Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Maine:	Collins (R-ME), Nay	Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Nay	Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Abraham (R-MI), Nay	Levin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:	Grams (R-MN), Not Voting	Wellstone (D-MN), Not Voting
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Ashcroft (R-MO), Nay	Bond (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Yea	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Hagel (R-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Gregg (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Nay
New Jersey:	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea	Torricelli (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Nay
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Faircloth (R-NC), Nay	Helms (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Conrad (D-ND), Not Voting	Dorgan (D-ND), Not Voting
Ohio:	DeWine (R-OH), Nay	Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:	Inhofe (R-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Smith (R-OR), Nay	Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:	Santorum (R-PA), Nay	Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Nay	Reed (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Nay	Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Yea	Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Tennessee:	Frist (R-TN), Nay	Thompson (R-TN), Nay
Texas:	Gramm (R-TX), Nay	Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Bennett (R-UT), Nay	Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Nay	Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Gorton (R-WA), Nay	Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Nay	Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:	Feingold (D-WI), Nay	Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:	Enzi (R-WY), Nay	Thomas (R-WY), Nay


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