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Roll Call Vote 101st Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On Overriding the Veto (Veto Override )
Vote Number: 1
Vote Date: January 25, 1990, 02:31 PM
Required For Majority: 2/3
Vote Result: Veto Sustained
Measure Number: H.R. 2712 (Emergency Chinese Adjustment of Status Facilitation Act of 1989 )
Measure Title: A bill to facilitate the adjustment or change of status of Chinese nationals in the United States by waiving the 2-year foreign residence requirement for "J" nonimmigrants and by treating nonimmigrants, whose departure has been deferred by the Attorney General, as remaining in legal nonimmigrant status for purposes of adjustment or change of status.
Vote Counts:
YEAs62
NAYs
37
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), 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), Not Voting
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burdick (D-ND), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Cranston (D-CA), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Danforth (R-MO), Nay
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), Nay
Exon (D-NE), Yea
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), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Heinz (R-PA), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Humphrey (R-NH), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Nay
Kasten (R-WI), Yea
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), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
Matsunaga (D-HI), Yea
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), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
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), Nay
Sanford (D-NC), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Symms (R-ID), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wilson (R-CA), Yea
Wirth (D-CO), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---62
Adams (D-WA)
Armstrong (R-CO)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bentsen (D-TX)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boren (D-OK)
Boschwitz (R-MN)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burdick (D-ND)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cranston (D-CA)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dixon (D-IL)
Dodd (D-CT)
Exon (D-NE)
Ford (D-KY)
Fowler (D-GA)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Heflin (D-AL)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kasten (R-WI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Matsunaga (D-HI)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Nunn (D-GA)
Pell (D-RI)
Pressler (R-SD)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanford (D-NC)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Shelby (D-AL)
Simon (D-IL)
Wilson (R-CA)
Wirth (D-CO)
NAYs ---37
Bond (R-MO)
Burns (R-MT)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Danforth (R-MO)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Garn (R-UT)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heinz (R-PA)
Humphrey (R-NH)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McClure (R-ID)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Packwood (R-OR)
Roth (R-DE)
Rudman (R-NH)
Simpson (R-WY)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Symms (R-ID)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
Warner (R-VA)
Not Voting - 1
Breaux (D-LA)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

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

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), 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), 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), Yea

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), Nay

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), Not Voting
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), Nay

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay

Missouri:

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

Montana:

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

Nebraska:

Exon (D-NE), Yea
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), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay

New York:

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

North Carolina:

Helms (R-NC), Yea
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), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay

Pennsylvania:

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

Rhode Island:

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

South Carolina:

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

South Dakota:

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

Tennessee:

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

Texas:

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

Utah:

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

Vermont:

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

Virginia:

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

Washington:

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

West Virginia:

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

Wisconsin:

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

Wyoming:

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