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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 102nd Congress - 2nd Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Helms Amendment No. 1478 )
Vote Number: 4 Vote Date: January 23, 1992, 06:03 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1478 to S.Amdt. 1477 to S. 2 (Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act Neighborhood Schools Improvement Programs Act Flexibility for Education Effectiveness Act of 1992)
Statement of Purpose: Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court should reverse earlier decisions restricting voluntary prayer in public school.
Vote Counts:YEAs38
NAYs55
Not Voting7
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Adams (D-WA), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burdick, Quentin S (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), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Cranston (D-CA), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Not Voting
Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeConcini (D-AZ), Not Voting
Dixon (D-IL), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-KS), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Fowler (D-GA), Nay
Garn (R-UT), Not Voting
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gore (D-TN), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Not Voting
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kasten (R-WI), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Not Voting
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
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), Yea
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), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Rudman (R-NH), Nay
Sanford (D-NC), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Seymour (R-CA), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Nay
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Symms (R-ID), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wirth (D-CO), Nay
Wofford (D-PA), Nay
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---38
Bentsen (D-TX)
Boren (D-OK)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brown (R-CO)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Craig (R-ID)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ford (D-KY)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heflin (D-AL)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kasten (R-WI)
Lott (R-MS)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Nunn (D-GA)
Pressler (R-SD)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Sasser (D-TN)
Seymour (R-CA)
Shelby (D-AL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Smith (R-NH)
Stevens (R-AK)
Symms (R-ID)
Wallop (R-WY)
NAYs ---55
Adams (D-WA)
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND)
Chafee (R-RI)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cranston (D-CA)
Danforth (R-MO)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dixon (D-IL)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Exon (D-NE)
Fowler (D-GA)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Graham (D-FL)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kennedy (D-MA)
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)
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)
Simon (D-IL)
Specter (R-PA)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Warner (R-VA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wirth (D-CO)
Wofford (D-PA)
Not Voting - 7
Bond (R-MO)
D'Amato (R-NY)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Garn (R-UT)
Gorton (R-WA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State

Grouped by Home State
Alabama:Heflin (D-AL), YeaShelby (D-AL), Yea
Alaska:Murkowski (R-AK), YeaStevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:DeConcini (D-AZ), Not VotingMcCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:Bumpers (D-AR), NayPryor (D-AR), Nay
California:Cranston (D-CA), NaySeymour (R-CA), Yea
Colorado:Brown (R-CO), YeaWirth (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut:Dodd (D-CT), NayLieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:Biden (D-DE), NayRoth (R-DE), Yea
Florida:Graham (D-FL), NayMack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:Fowler (D-GA), NayNunn (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:Akaka (D-HI), NayInouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:Craig (R-ID), YeaSymms (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:Dixon (D-IL), NaySimon (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:Coats (R-IN), YeaLugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:Grassley (R-IA), YeaHarkin (D-IA), Not Voting
Kansas:Dole (R-KS), YeaKassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:Ford (D-KY), YeaMcConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:Breaux (D-LA), YeaJohnston (D-LA), Yea
Maine:Cohen (R-ME), NayMitchell (D-ME), Nay
Maryland:Mikulski (D-MD), NaySarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:Kennedy (D-MA), NayKerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:Levin (D-MI), NayRiegle (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:Durenberger (R-MN), NayWellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:Cochran (R-MS), YeaLott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:Bond (R-MO), Not VotingDanforth (R-MO), Nay
Montana:Baucus (D-MT), NayBurns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:Exon (D-NE), NayKerrey (D-NE), Not Voting
Nevada:Bryan (D-NV), NayReid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:Rudman (R-NH), NaySmith (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:Bradley (D-NJ), NayLautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:Bingaman (D-NM), NayDomenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:D'Amato (R-NY), Not VotingMoynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:Helms (R-NC), YeaSanford (D-NC), Nay
North Dakota:Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), NayConrad (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:Glenn (D-OH), NayMetzenbaum (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:Boren (D-OK), YeaNickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:Hatfield (R-OR), NayPackwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:Specter (R-PA), NayWofford (D-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:Chafee (R-RI), NayPell (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:Hollings (D-SC), YeaThurmond (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:Daschle (D-SD), NayPressler (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:Gore (D-TN), NaySasser (D-TN), Yea
Texas:Bentsen (D-TX), YeaGramm (R-TX), Yea
Utah:Garn (R-UT), Not VotingHatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:Jeffords (R-VT), NayLeahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:Robb (D-VA), NayWarner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:Adams (D-WA), NayGorton (R-WA), Not Voting
West Virginia:Byrd (D-WV), YeaRockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:Kasten (R-WI), YeaKohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:Simpson (R-WY), YeaWallop (R-WY), Yea
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State
 
  

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