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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 (coats amendment no. 1077 )
Vote Number:	215	Vote Date:	September 4, 1997, 12:01 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 1077 to S. 1061 (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1998)
Statement of Purpose:	To prohibit the use of funds for research that utilizes human fetal tissue, cells, or organs that are obtained from a living or dead embryo or fetus during or after an induced abortion.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	38
	NAYs	60
	Not Voting	2

Alphabetical by Senator Name

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

Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grams (R-MN), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), 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), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Torricelli (D-NJ), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---38
Abraham (R-MI) Allard (R-CO) Ashcroft (R-MO) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Burns (R-MT) Coats (R-IN) Coverdell (R-GA) Craig (R-ID) D'Amato (R-NY) DeWine (R-OH) Domenici (R-NM)	Enzi (R-WY) Faircloth (R-NC) Frist (R-TN) Gorton (R-WA) Gramm (R-TX) Grams (R-MN) Grassley (R-IA) Gregg (R-NH) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Helms (R-NC) Hutchinson (R-AR) Hutchison (R-TX)	Inhofe (R-OK) Kempthorne (R-ID) Kyl (R-AZ) Lott (R-MS) Nickles (R-OK) Roberts (R-KS) Santorum (R-PA) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-NH) Thomas (R-WY) Thompson (R-TN)

NAYs ---60
Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Byrd (D-WV) Campbell (R-CO) Cleland (D-GA) Cochran (R-MS) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Daschle (D-SD) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA)	Ford (D-KY) Glenn (D-OH) Graham (D-FL) Harkin (D-IA) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) Johnson (D-SD) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerrey (D-NE) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Landrieu (D-LA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ)	McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Moseley-Braun (D-IL) Moynihan (D-NY) Murray (D-WA) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Sarbanes (D-MD) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Thurmond (R-SC) Torricelli (D-NJ) Warner (R-VA) Wellstone (D-MN) Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 2
Chafee (R-RI)	Murkowski (R-AK)

Grouped by Home State

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


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