Vote 178

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 4312
Vote description: Simpson Amendment No. 2911; To modify the application of the bilingual voting requirements and require certain studies.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 32-63, with 5 not voting.
Date/time: August 7, 1992, 9:05 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2911
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, John Warner	Lloyd Bentsen, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Donald Riegle, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter
Aries	Richard Lugar, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy, Frank Murkowski, Harris Wofford	Al Gore, Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Phil Gramm, William Roth	Richard Bryan, Alan Dixon, John Glenn, Mark Hatfield, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Fritz Hollings	Brock Adams, Slade Gorton
Gemini		Alan Cranston, Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Robert Kasten, Howard Metzenbaum, Jay Rockefeller	Quentin Burdick
Leo	Dale Bumpers	Bill Bradley, David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Nancy Kassebaum, George Mitchell, Terry Sanford
Libra	Wyche Fowler, Jake Garn, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, James Sasser	Jesse Helms
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Mitch McConnell, Malcolm Wallop	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, John Seymour, Paul Simon
Scorpio	Robert Byrd, Connie Mack	Joe Biden, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Ted Stevens
Taurus	Dan Coats, Warren Rudman, Steven Symms	David Boren, Dennis DeConcini, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Richard Shelby
Virgo	William Cohen, Jack Danforth, Chuck Grassley, David Pryor, Alan Simpson	Daniel Akaka, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, John McCain, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood	Tim Wirth

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female		Nancy Kassebaum, Barbara Mikulski
Male	Max Baucus, Hank Brown, Dale Bumpers, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Kent Conrad, Larry Craig, Jack Danforth, Bob Dole, Wyche Fowler, Jake Garn, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Fritz Hollings, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, David Pryor, William Roth, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Steven Symms, Strom Thurmond, Malcolm Wallop, John Warner	Brock Adams, Daniel Akaka, Lloyd Bentsen, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, David Boren, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, John Chafee, Alan Cranston, Tom Daschle, Dennis DeConcini, Alan Dixon, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Robert Kasten, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, John McCain, Howard Metzenbaum, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Donald Riegle, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Terry Sanford, Paul Sarbanes, James Sasser, John Seymour, Richard Shelby, Paul Simon, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Paul Wellstone, Harris Wofford	Quentin Burdick, Al Gore, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Tim Wirth

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Dan Coats, Kent Conrad, Jack Danforth, Bob Dole, Chuck Grassley, Richard Lugar, Larry Pressler	Kit Bond, Tom Daschle, Alan Dixon, David Durenberger, Jim Exon, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Nancy Kassebaum, Robert Kasten, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Howard Metzenbaum, Donald Riegle, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	Quentin Burdick
Northeast	William Cohen, Warren Rudman, Robert Smith	Bill Bradley, John Chafee, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, Arlen Specter, Harris Wofford
South	Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Thad Cochran, Wyche Fowler, Phil Gramm, Fritz Hollings, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, David Pryor, William Roth, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Lloyd Bentsen, Joe Biden, David Boren, John Breaux, Wendell Ford, Bob Graham, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Barbara Mikulski, Sam Nunn, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Terry Sanford, Paul Sarbanes, James Sasser, Richard Shelby	Al Gore, Jesse Helms
West	Max Baucus, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Jake Garn, Alan Simpson, Steven Symms, Malcolm Wallop	Brock Adams, Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Richard Bryan, Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, Pete Domenici, Slade Gorton, Mark Hatfield, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Robert Packwood, Harry Reid, John Seymour, Ted Stevens	Orrin Hatch, Tim Wirth

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Hank Brown, Dale Bumpers, Dan Coats, William Cohen, Jack Danforth, Bob Dole, Wyche Fowler, Jake Garn, Phil Gramm, Fritz Hollings, Connie Mack, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, David Pryor, William Roth, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Steven Symms, Strom Thurmond, Malcolm Wallop	Brock Adams, Lloyd Bentsen, David Boren, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, John Chafee, Alan Cranston, Tom Daschle, Dennis DeConcini, Alan Dixon, David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Nancy Kassebaum, Robert Kasten, Bob Kerrey, Howard Metzenbaum, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Donald Riegle, Chuck Robb, Terry Sanford, James Sasser, John Seymour, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone, Harris Wofford	Quentin Burdick, Al Gore, Jesse Helms, Tim Wirth
2006	Conrad Burns	James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Mitch McConnell, John Warner	Joe Biden, Pete Domenici, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jay Rockefeller, Ted Stevens
2010	Chuck Grassley	Kit Bond, Chris Dodd, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, Harry Reid, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter
2012	Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman	Orrin Hatch

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Howell Heflin, Richard Shelby
Alaska		Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona		Dennis DeConcini, John McCain
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers, David Pryor
California		Alan Cranston, John Seymour
Colorado	Hank Brown		Tim Wirth
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	William Roth	Joe Biden
Florida	Connie Mack	Bob Graham
Georgia	Wyche Fowler	Sam Nunn
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Steven Symms
Illinois		Alan Dixon, Paul Simon
Indiana	Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Bob Dole	Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Wendell Ford
Louisiana		John Breaux, Bennett Johnston
Maine	William Cohen	George Mitchell
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan		Carl Levin, Donald Riegle
Minnesota		David Durenberger, Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Jack Danforth	Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus, Conrad Burns
Nebraska		Jim Exon, Bob Kerrey
Nevada		Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Warren Rudman, Robert Smith
New Jersey		Bill Bradley, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico		Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York		Alfonse D'amato, Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina		Terry Sanford	Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Kent Conrad		Quentin Burdick
Ohio		John Glenn, Howard Metzenbaum
Oklahoma	Donald Nickles	David Boren
Oregon		Mark Hatfield, Robert Packwood
Pennsylvania		Arlen Specter, Harris Wofford
Rhode Island		John Chafee, Claiborne Pell
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Larry Pressler	Tom Daschle
Tennessee		James Sasser	Al Gore
Texas	Phil Gramm	Lloyd Bentsen
Utah	Jake Garn		Orrin Hatch
Vermont		James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	John Warner	Chuck Robb
Washington		Brock Adams, Slade Gorton
West Virginia	Robert Byrd	Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Robert Kasten, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Alan Simpson, Malcolm Wallop

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Kent Conrad, Donald Nickles	Tom Daschle	Al Gore
Pre-boomer	Max Baucus, Hank Brown, Dale Bumpers, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Larry Craig, Jack Danforth, Bob Dole, Wyche Fowler, Jake Garn, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Fritz Hollings, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Larry Pressler, David Pryor, William Roth, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Steven Symms, Strom Thurmond, Malcolm Wallop, John Warner	Brock Adams, Daniel Akaka, Lloyd Bentsen, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, David Boren, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, John Chafee, Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, Alan Dixon, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Nancy Kassebaum, Robert Kasten, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, John McCain, Howard Metzenbaum, Barbara Mikulski, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Donald Riegle, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Terry Sanford, Paul Sarbanes, James Sasser, John Seymour, Richard Shelby, Paul Simon, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Paul Wellstone, Harris Wofford	Quentin Burdick, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Tim Wirth

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Max Baucus, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Wyche Fowler, Fritz Hollings, David Pryor	Brock Adams, Daniel Akaka, Lloyd Bentsen, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, David Boren, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Alan Cranston, Tom Daschle, Dennis DeConcini, Alan Dixon, Chris Dodd, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Howard Metzenbaum, Barbara Mikulski, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Donald Riegle, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Terry Sanford, Paul Sarbanes, James Sasser, Richard Shelby, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone, Harris Wofford	Quentin Burdick, Al Gore, Tim Wirth
Republican	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Larry Craig, Jack Danforth, Bob Dole, Jake Garn, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Steven Symms, Strom Thurmond, Malcolm Wallop, John Warner	Kit Bond, John Chafee, Pete Domenici, David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Slade Gorton, Mark Hatfield, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, Robert Kasten, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Robert Packwood, John Seymour, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens	Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms