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Roll Call Vote 102nd Congress - 1st Session


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Question: On the Amendment (stevens amdt )
Vote Number: 113
Vote Date: June 28, 1991, 12:39 AM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 429 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)
Statement of Purpose: To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish procedures for mandatory instant background checks of the criminal histories of prospective buyers of handguns and to establish mandatory prison sentences for the commission of a crime with a firearm in addition to any other penalties.
Vote Counts:
YEAs44
NAYs
54
Not Voting
2

*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), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Not Voting
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), Nay
Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Cranston (D-CA), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeConcini (D-AZ), Nay
Dixon (D-IL), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-KS), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Fowler (D-GA), Nay
Garn (R-UT), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gore (D-TN), Nay
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), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Nay
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Not Voting
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Yea
Sanford (D-NC), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Seymour (R-CA), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Nay
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
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), Nay
Wofford (D-PA), Nay
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---44
Baucus (D-MT)
Bond (R-MO)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brown (R-CO)
Bryan (D-NV)
Burns (R-MT)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Durenberger (R-MN)
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)
Pressler (R-SD)
Reid (D-NV)
Rudman (R-NH)
Seymour (R-CA)
Shelby (D-AL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Smith (R-NH)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Symms (R-ID)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
NAYs ---54
Adams (D-WA)
Akaka (D-HI)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boren (D-OK)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chafee (R-RI)
Cranston (D-CA)
Danforth (R-MO)
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)
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)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Sanford (D-NC)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Simon (D-IL)
Warner (R-VA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wirth (D-CO)
Wofford (D-PA)
Not Voting - 2
Bentsen (D-TX)
Pryor (D-AR)
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), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Not Voting

California:

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

Colorado:

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

Connecticut:

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

Delaware:

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

Florida:

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

Georgia:

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

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Yea
Symms (R-ID), Yea

Illinois:

Dixon (D-IL), Nay
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), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

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

Maine:

Cohen (R-ME), Yea
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), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay

Mississippi:

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

Missouri:

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

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea
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), Yea
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), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay

North Carolina:

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

North Dakota:

Burdick, Quentin S (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), Yea
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), Nay
Pressler (R-SD), Yea

Tennessee:

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

Texas:

Bentsen (D-TX), Not Voting
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), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay

Wisconsin:

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

Wyoming:

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