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

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Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Helms Amdt No. 3118 )
Vote Number:	227	Vote Date:	September 22, 1992, 03:40 PM
Required For Majority:	1/2	Vote Result:	Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number:	S.Amdt. 3118 to H.R. 5504 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993)
Statement of Purpose:	To prevent the use of tax dollars to support efforts by charitable organizations to compel the Boy Scouts of America to accept, as members or leaders, homosexuals, or other individuals who reject the Boy Scout's oath of allegiance to God and country.

Vote Counts:	YEAs	49
	NAYs	49
	Not Voting	2

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), Yea
Boren (D-OK), Nay
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brown (R-CO), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burdick, Jocelyn Birch (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
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Cranston (D-CA), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeConcini (D-AZ), Nay
Dixon (D-IL), Yea
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), Yea
Garn (R-UT), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gore (D-TN), Not Voting
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
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), 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), Yea
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), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Rudman (R-NH), Nay
Sanford (D-NC), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Seymour (R-CA), Nay
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), Yea
Wallop (R-WY), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wirth (D-CO), Not Voting
Wofford (D-PA), Nay

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---49
Bentsen (D-TX) Bond (R-MO) Breaux (D-LA) Brown (R-CO) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Coats (R-IN) Cochran (R-MS) Conrad (D-ND) Craig (R-ID) Danforth (R-MO) Daschle (D-SD) Dixon (D-IL) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM)	Ford (D-KY) Fowler (D-GA) Garn (R-UT) Gorton (R-WA) 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) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McConnell (R-KY)	Murkowski (R-AK) Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Pressler (R-SD) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Roth (R-DE) Sanford (D-NC) Shelby (D-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Smith (R-NH) Stevens (R-AK) Symms (R-ID) Thurmond (R-SC) Wallop (R-WY)

NAYs ---49
Adams (D-WA) Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boren (D-OK) Bradley (D-NJ) Burdick, Jocelyn Birch (D-ND) Chafee (R-RI) Cohen (R-ME) Cranston (D-CA) D'Amato (R-NY) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dodd (D-CT) Durenberger (R-MN) Exon (D-NE) Glenn (D-OH)	Graham (D-FL) Harkin (D-IA) Hatfield (R-OR) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (R-VT) 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) Metzenbaum (D-OH) Mikulski (D-MD) Mitchell (D-ME)	Moynihan (D-NY) Packwood (R-OR) Pell (D-RI) Riegle (D-MI) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Rudman (R-NH) Sarbanes (D-MD) Sasser (D-TN) Seymour (R-CA) Simon (D-IL) Specter (R-PA) Warner (R-VA) Wellstone (D-MN) Wofford (D-PA)

Not Voting - 2
Gore (D-TN)	Wirth (D-CO)

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), Nay	McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Yea	Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California:	Cranston (D-CA), Nay	Seymour (R-CA), Nay
Colorado:	Brown (R-CO), Yea	Wirth (D-CO), Not Voting
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), Yea	Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:	Akaka (D-HI), Nay	Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:	Craig (R-ID), Yea	Symms (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:	Dixon (D-IL), Yea	Simon (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Yea	Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Yea	McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Yea	Johnston (D-LA), Yea
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:	Durenberger (R-MN), Nay	Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Yea	Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Yea	Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Yea	Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:	Rudman (R-NH), Nay	Smith (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Nay	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Nay	Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Nay	Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:	Helms (R-NC), Yea	Sanford (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota:	Burdick, Jocelyn Birch (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), Nay	Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Specter (R-PA), Nay	Wofford (D-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), Yea	Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:	Gore (D-TN), Not Voting	Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Texas:	Bentsen (D-TX), Yea	Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Utah:	Garn (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:	Adams (D-WA), Nay	Gorton (R-WA), Yea
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Yea	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Kasten (R-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Yea	Wallop (R-WY), Yea


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