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Roll Call Vote 101st Congress - 1st Session


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Question: On the Amendment (Specter Amendment No. 252 )
Vote Number: 113
Vote Date: July 13, 1989, 02:29 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 252 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization Amendments of 1989)
Statement of Purpose: To increase the number of business sponsored immigrants.
Vote Counts:
YEAs78
NAYs
21
Not Voting
1

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Adams (D-WA), Yea
Armstrong (R-CO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burdick (D-ND), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Cranston (D-CA), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea
Dixon (D-IL), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Fowler (D-GA), Yea
Garn (R-UT), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gore (D-TN), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Heinz (R-PA), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Humphrey (R-NH), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kasten (R-WI), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Yea
Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McClure (R-ID), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Rudman (R-NH), Nay
Sanford (D-NC), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Nay
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Symms (R-ID), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Wallop (R-WY), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wilson (R-CA), Yea
Wirth (D-CO), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---78
Adams (D-WA)
Armstrong (R-CO)
Bentsen (D-TX)
Biden (D-DE)
Bond (R-MO)
Boren (D-OK)
Boschwitz (R-MN)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Burns (R-MT)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
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)
Fowler (D-GA)
Garn (R-UT)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Gramm (R-TX)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heflin (D-AL)
Heinz (R-PA)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kasten (R-WI)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McClure (R-ID)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Roth (R-DE)
Sanford (D-NC)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Shelby (D-AL)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Symms (R-ID)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
Warner (R-VA)
Wilson (R-CA)
Wirth (D-CO)
NAYs ---21
Baucus (D-MT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burdick (D-ND)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cochran (R-MS)
Dole (R-KS)
Exon (D-NE)
Ford (D-KY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Helms (R-NC)
Humphrey (R-NH)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kennedy (D-MA)
McConnell (R-KY)
Pressler (R-SD)
Pryor (D-AR)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Rudman (R-NH)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Not Voting - 1
Matsunaga (D-HI)
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), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea

Arkansas:

Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay

California:

Cranston (D-CA), Yea
Wilson (R-CA), Yea

Colorado:

Armstrong (R-CO), Yea
Wirth (D-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Yea

Florida:

Graham (D-FL), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Fowler (D-GA), Yea
Nunn (D-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting

Idaho:

McClure (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), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Dole (R-KS), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay

Kentucky:

Ford (D-KY), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Louisiana:

Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Yea

Maine:

Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Mitchell (D-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay
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), Yea

Nevada:

Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea

New Hampshire:

Humphrey (R-NH), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Nay

New Jersey:

Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea

New York:

D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Helms (R-NC), Nay
Sanford (D-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Burdick (D-ND), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea

Ohio:

Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Boren (D-OK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea

Oregon:

Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Heinz (R-PA), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Daschle (D-SD), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Gore (D-TN), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea

Texas:

Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Garn (R-UT), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Robb (D-VA), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea

Washington:

Adams (D-WA), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay

Wisconsin:

Kasten (R-WI), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Yea