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Roll Call Vote #113 · 102nd Congress · Session 1 · Jun 28, 1991, 12:39 AM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 429 to S. 1241 (Violent Crime Control Act of 1991)

Amendment S.Amdt. 429 (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.)

Amendment Rejected (44-54)
44 Yea
54 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 56 senators

9 Yea / 45 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 40 senators

33 Yea / 7 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 44

Nay 54

Not Voting 2

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).