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Roll Call Vote 101st Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On the Amendment (Wilson Amdt. No. 2098 )
Vote Number: 141
Vote Date: June 28, 1990, 11:29 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2098 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)
Statement of Purpose: To provide additional protections for the civil rights of Americans by authorizing the imposition of the death penalty if death results during the commission of an act in violation of sections 241, 242, 245, and 247 of title 18, United States Code, relating to civil rights.
Vote Counts:
YEAs43
NAYs
55
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
Armstrong (R-CO), Not Voting
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bentsen (D-TX), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boren (D-OK), Nay
Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burdick (D-ND), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Cranston (D-CA), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Danforth (R-MO), Nay
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), Nay
Fowler (D-GA), Yea
Garn (R-UT), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gore (D-TN), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Heinz (R-PA), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Humphrey (R-NH), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
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), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McClure (R-ID), Nay
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), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Nay
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Rudman (R-NH), Yea
Sanford (D-NC), Not Voting
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), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---43
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bond (R-MO)
Boschwitz (R-MN)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Burns (R-MT)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Dixon (D-IL)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Exon (D-NE)
Fowler (D-GA)
Garn (R-UT)
Graham (D-FL)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heflin (D-AL)
Heinz (R-PA)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Kasten (R-WI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pressler (R-SD)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
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)
Wirth (D-CO)
NAYs ---55
Adams (D-WA)
Akaka (D-HI)
Bentsen (D-TX)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boren (D-OK)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burdick (D-ND)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cranston (D-CA)
Danforth (R-MO)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Ford (D-KY)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Humphrey (R-NH)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McClure (R-ID)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Nunn (D-GA)
Pell (D-RI)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Simon (D-IL)
Not Voting - 2
Armstrong (R-CO)
Sanford (D-NC)
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), Nay

California:

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

Colorado:

Armstrong (R-CO), Not Voting
Wirth (D-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

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

Delaware:

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

Florida:

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

Georgia:

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

Hawaii:

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

Idaho:

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

Illinois:

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

Indiana:

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

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), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Nay

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), Yea

Minnesota:

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

Mississippi:

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

Missouri:

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

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), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Yea

New Jersey:

Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
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), Not Voting

North Dakota:

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

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), Yea

Pennsylvania:

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

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

Washington:

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

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