Roll Call Vote #107 · 102nd Congress · Session 1 · Jun 25, 1991, 3:13 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 374 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991) (S. 1241)
Amendment S.Amdt. 374 (To provide for the sentence of mandatory life imprisonment without release.)
Amendment Rejected (25-73)
25 Yea
73 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 57 senators
20 Yea / 36 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 43 senators
5 Yea / 37 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Quentin Burdick (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Alan Cranston (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Wyche Fowler, Jr. (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Glenn, Jr. (Democrat–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
George Mitchell (Democrat–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Claiborne Pell (Democrat–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 25
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- John Danforth (MO)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Nay 73
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- James Sasser (TN)
- John Seymour (CA)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
- Harris Wofford (PA)
Not Voting 2
- Jake Garn (UT)
- David Pryor (AR)
Other Votes on S. 1241
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Vote #102 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 365 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)Amendment Agreed to (55-41) Jun 20, 1991
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Vote #103 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 367 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)Amendment Rejected (40-56) Jun 20, 1991
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Vote #104 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 368 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)Amendment Rejected (43-54) Jun 25, 1991
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Vote #105 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 373 to S.Amdt. 370 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control A…Amendment Rejected (29-69) Jun 25, 1991
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Vote #106 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 371 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)Amendment Rejected (30-68) Jun 25, 1991
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Vote #108 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 380 to S.Amdt. 379 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control A…Amendment Agreed to (58-40) Jun 26, 1991
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Vote #109 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 382 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)Amendment Agreed to (65-33) Jun 26, 1991
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Vote #110 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 378 to S.Amdt. 377 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Con…Motion to Table Agreed to (71-28) Jun 26, 1991
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Vote #111 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 377 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)Amendment Agreed to (60-39) Jun 26, 1991
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Vote #112 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 387 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)Amendment Agreed to (88-11) Jun 27, 1991
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).