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Roll Call Vote 101st Congress - 1st Session


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Question: On the Amendment (Fowler Amdt. No. 895 )
Vote Number: 218
Vote Date: September 29, 1989, 11:03 AM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 895 to S.Amdt. 894 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1990)
Statement of Purpose: Expressing the sense of the Senate instructing the conferees on H.R. 2788 to include language as follows: None of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used to promote, disseminate, or produce obscene materials, including but not limited to obscene depiction of sadomasochism, homo-eroticism, the sexual exploitation of children, or individuals engaged in sexual intercourse.
Vote Counts:
YEAs65
NAYs
31
Not Voting
4

*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), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burdick (D-ND), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
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), Nay
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Not Voting
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Fowler (D-GA), Yea
Garn (R-UT), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gore (D-TN), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Not Voting
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Nay
Heinz (R-PA), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Humphrey (R-NH), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Not Voting
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kasten (R-WI), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
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), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Nay
Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McClure (R-ID), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Yea
Sanford (D-NC), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Symms (R-ID), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wilson (R-CA), Nay
Wirth (D-CO), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---65
Adams (D-WA)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bentsen (D-TX)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boren (D-OK)
Boschwitz (R-MN)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burdick (D-ND)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chafee (R-RI)
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)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Ford (D-KY)
Fowler (D-GA)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heinz (R-PA)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
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)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Rudman (R-NH)
Sanford (D-NC)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Specter (R-PA)
Warner (R-VA)
Wirth (D-CO)
NAYs ---31
Armstrong (R-CO)
Bond (R-MO)
Burns (R-MT)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Garn (R-UT)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heflin (D-AL)
Helms (R-NC)
Humphrey (R-NH)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kasten (R-WI)
Lott (R-MS)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McClure (R-ID)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pressler (R-SD)
Roth (R-DE)
Shelby (D-AL)
Stevens (R-AK)
Symms (R-ID)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
Wilson (R-CA)
Not Voting - 4
Exon (D-NE)
Gramm (R-TX)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Matsunaga (D-HI)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Heflin (D-AL), Nay
Shelby (D-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay

Arizona:

DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay

Arkansas:

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

California:

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

Colorado:

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

Connecticut:

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

Delaware:

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

Florida:

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

Georgia:

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

Hawaii:

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

Idaho:

McClure (R-ID), Nay
Symms (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Dixon (D-IL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Yea

Indiana:

Coats (R-IN), Nay
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), Yea
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), Yea
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), Nay

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Nay
Danforth (R-MO), Yea

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay

Nebraska:

Exon (D-NE), Not Voting
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

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

New Hampshire:

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

New Jersey:

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

New Mexico:

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

New York:

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

North Carolina:

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

North Dakota:

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

Ohio:

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

Oklahoma:

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

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), Nay

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), Not Voting

Utah:

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

Vermont:

Jeffords (R-VT), Not Voting
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), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea

Wisconsin:

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

Wyoming:

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