Roll Call Vote #138 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · May 20, 1999, 7:17 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 345 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999) (S. 254)
Amendment S.Amdt. 345 (To establish a commission to study the motion picture industry and make recommendations to Congress and the President to promote accountability in the motion picture industry in order to reduce juvenile access to violent, pornographic, or other harmful material in motion pictures.)
Amendment Rejected (41-56)
41 Yea
56 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
38 Yea / 16 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 45 senators
3 Yea / 40 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Spencer Abraham (Republican–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Sam Brownback (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Rod Grams (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Chuck Hagel (Republican–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Timothy Hutchinson (Republican–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Donald Nickles (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Rick Santorum (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Fred Thompson (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 41
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Ashcroft (MO)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ben Campbell (CO)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Paul Coverdell (GA)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Peter Fitzgerald (IL)
- William Frist (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 56
- Spencer Abraham (MI)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Max Cleland (GA)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- John Edwards (NC)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Rod Grams (MN)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Timothy Hutchinson (AR)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Fred Thompson (TN)
- Robert Torricelli (NJ)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 3
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
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 #112 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 332 to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999)Amendment Agreed to (53-45) 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
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).