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Vote Summary
Question:
On Passage of the Bill
(s.495 as modified
)
Vote Number: 45
Vote Date: April 17, 1997, 04:33 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: S. 495
(Chemical and Biological Weapons Threat Reduction Act of 1997
)
Measure Title: A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical weapon or biological weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts of terrorism or armed aggression involving the use of any such weapon against the United States, its citizens, or Armed Forces, or those of any allied country, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts:
YEAs53
NAYs
44
Not Voting
3
*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate
Alphabetical by Senator Name
Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Not Voting
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Faircloth (R-NC), Not Voting
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grams (R-MN), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Torricelli (D-NJ), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---53
Abraham (R-MI)
Allard (R-CO)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Brownback (R-KS)
Burns (R-MT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Collins (R-ME)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
DeWine (R-OH)
Domenici (R-NM)
Enzi (R-WY)
Frist (R-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Roth (R-DE)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Warner (R-VA)
NAYs ---44
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cleland (D-GA)
Conrad (D-ND)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Glenn (D-OH)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting -
3
Bond (R-MO)
Cochran (R-MS)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Grouped by Home State
Alabama:
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
California:
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Connecticut:
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Florida:
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:
Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii:
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas:
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:
Ford (D-KY), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Maine:
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland:
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:
Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:
Grams (R-MN), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:
Cochran (R-MS), Not Voting
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Montana:
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Torricelli (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:
Faircloth (R-NC), Not Voting
Helms (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota:
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Tennessee:
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Texas:
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah:
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Washington:
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming:
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
