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Roll Call Vote 101st Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On the Amendment (Helms Amdt. No. 1626 )
Vote Number: 95
Vote Date: May 16, 1990, 03:08 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1626 to S. 2240 (Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990)
Statement of Purpose: To make it unlawful for any individual to knowingly donate, or sell, or to attempt to donate or sell blood, semen, tissues, organs, or other bodily fluids under certain circumstances.
Vote Counts:
YEAs47
NAYs
52
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), Nay
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Armstrong (R-CO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burdick (D-ND), Yea
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), Nay
Cranston (D-CA), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
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), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Yea
Fowler (D-GA), Nay
Garn (R-UT), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gore (D-TN), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Heinz (R-PA), Not Voting
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Humphrey (R-NH), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
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), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McClure (R-ID), 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), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Riegle (D-MI), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Rudman (R-NH), Yea
Sanford (D-NC), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Nay
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
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), Nay
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---47
Armstrong (R-CO)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bentsen (D-TX)
Bond (R-MO)
Boren (D-OK)
Boschwitz (R-MN)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burdick (D-ND)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Danforth (R-MO)
Dixon (D-IL)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Exon (D-NE)
Ford (D-KY)
Garn (R-UT)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Heflin (D-AL)
Helms (R-NC)
Humphrey (R-NH)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kasten (R-WI)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McClure (R-ID)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pressler (R-SD)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Rudman (R-NH)
Shelby (D-AL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Symms (R-ID)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
Warner (R-VA)
Wilson (R-CA)
NAYs ---52
Adams (D-WA)
Akaka (D-HI)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Chafee (R-RI)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cranston (D-CA)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Fowler (D-GA)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Mack (R-FL)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Sanford (D-NC)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Simon (D-IL)
Wirth (D-CO)
Not Voting - 1
Heinz (R-PA)
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), Nay

California:

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

Colorado:

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

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), Nay

Georgia:

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

Hawaii:

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

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), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay

Kansas:

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

Kentucky:

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

Louisiana:

Breaux (D-LA), Nay
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:

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

Mississippi:

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

Missouri:

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

Montana:

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

Nebraska:

Exon (D-NE), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay

Nevada:

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

New Hampshire:

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

North Dakota:

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

Ohio:

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

Oklahoma:

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

Oregon:

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

Pennsylvania:

Heinz (R-PA), Not Voting
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

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

South Carolina:

Hollings (D-SC), Nay
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), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

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

Vermont:

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

Virginia:

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

Washington:

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

West Virginia:

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

Wisconsin:

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

Wyoming:

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