Roll Call Vote #112 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · May 12, 1999, 5:37 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 332 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999) (S. 254)
Amendment S.Amdt. 332 (To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to preserve privacy and property rights, prohibit the collection of fees, and the retention of information in connection with background checks of law abiding citizens acquiring firearms.)
Amendment Agreed to (53-45)
53 Yea
45 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
52 Yea / 3 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 45 senators
1 Yea / 42 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Max Cleland (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Peter Fitzgerald (Republican–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 53
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- Max Cleland (GA)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- William Frist (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Timothy Hutchinson (AR)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 45
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- John Edwards (NC)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Peter Fitzgerald (IL)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Robert Torricelli (NJ)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 2
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
Other Votes on S. 254
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Vote #106 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 324 to S.Amdt. 322 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 199…Amendment Agreed to (94-5) May 11, 1999
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Vote #107 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 325 to S.Amdt. 322 to S. 254 (School Safety Act …Motion to Table Agreed to (55-44) May 11, 1999
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Vote #108 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 322 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999)Amendment Agreed to (96-3) May 11, 1999
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Vote #109 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 327 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999)Motion to Table Agreed to (54-44) May 12, 1999
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Vote #110 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 329 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999)Amendment Agreed to (98-0) May 12, 1999
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Vote #111 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 331 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999)Motion to Table Agreed to (51-47) May 12, 1999
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Vote #113 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 335 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999)Amendment Agreed to (100-0) May 13, 1999
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Vote #114 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 328 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999)Motion to Table Agreed to (60-39) May 13, 1999
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Vote #115 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 342 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999)Amendment Agreed to (96-2) May 13, 1999
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Vote #116 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 343 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999)Motion to Table Failed (39-59) May 13, 1999
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).