Roll Call Vote #379 · 103rd Congress · Session 1 · Nov 17, 1993, 11:12 AM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1204 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993) (S. 1607)
Amendment S.Amdt. 1204 (To provide for imposition of the penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of release rather than imposition of the death penalty.)
Amendment Rejected (25-74)
25 Yea
74 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 56 senators
20 Yea / 35 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 44 senators
5 Yea / 39 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) 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 -
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 -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) 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 -
Carol Moseley Braun (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Patty Murray (Democrat–WA) 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)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cohen (ME)
- John Danforth (MO)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- 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)
- Carol Moseley Braun (IL)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Nay 74
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Lauch Faircloth (NC)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Dirk Kempthorne (ID)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Harlan Mathews (TN)
- 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)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Harris Wofford (PA)
Not Voting 1
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
Other Votes on S. 1607
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Vote #350 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1098 to S.Amdt. 1097 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control…Amendment Agreed to (100-0) Nov 4, 1993
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Vote #351 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1097 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce…Amendment Agreed to (95-4) Nov 4, 1993
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Vote #352 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1103 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce…Amendment Agreed to (94-4) Nov 4, 1993
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Vote #353 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1105 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce…Amendment Agreed to (75-19) Nov 5, 1993
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Vote #354 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1114 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law E…Motion to Table Agreed to (64-29) Nov 5, 1993
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Vote #355 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1109 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce…Amendment Agreed to (85-2) Nov 5, 1993
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Vote #356 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1117 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce…Amendment Agreed to (64-23) Nov 5, 1993
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Vote #357 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1126 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce…Amendment Agreed to (91-1) Nov 8, 1993
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Vote #358 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1132 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law E…Motion to Table Agreed to (52-41) Nov 8, 1993
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Vote #360 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1140 to S. 1607 (Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce…Amendment Agreed to (60-38) Nov 9, 1993
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).