Vote 255

Question: On Overriding the Veto
Bill: H R 5318
Vote description: passage of h.r.5318 over veto; United States-China Act of 1992
Vote type: 2/3 (Help)
A two-thirds majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used for suspension calendar bills in the House and certain Senate votes.
Result: Sustained, 59-40, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: October 1, 1992, 11:36 a.m.
Republican majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (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	Lloyd Bentsen, Hank Brown, Jocelyn Burdick, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Donald Riegle, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter	Conrad Burns, John Warner
Aries	Patrick Leahy, Robert Smith, Harris Wofford	Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler	Al Gore
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Alan Dixon, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Phil Gramm, Mark Hatfield, William Roth
Capricorn	Brock Adams, Fritz Hollings	Slade Gorton
Gemini	Alan Cranston, Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Howard Metzenbaum, Jay Rockefeller	Bennett Johnston, Robert Kasten
Leo	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, George Mitchell, Terry Sanford	David Durenberger, Jim Exon, Nancy Kassebaum
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Wyche Fowler, Jesse Helms, James Sasser	John Chafee, Jake Garn, Trent Lott
Pisces	John Breaux, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Malcolm Wallop	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Paul Simon, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, John Seymour
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Connie Mack	Ted Stevens
Taurus	David Boren, Dennis DeConcini	Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Warren Rudman, Richard Shelby, Steven Symms
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Sam Nunn, David Pryor, Tim Wirth	William Cohen, Jack Danforth, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Robert Packwood, Alan Simpson

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

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

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

	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	Joe Biden	William Roth
Florida	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
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	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas		Bob Dole, Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky	Wendell Ford	Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux	Bennett Johnston
Maine	George Mitchell	William Cohen
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin, Donald Riegle
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone	David Durenberger
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri		Kit Bond, Jack Danforth
Montana		Max Baucus, Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Bob Kerrey	Jim Exon
Nevada	Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Robert Smith	Warren Rudman
New Jersey	Bill Bradley, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman	Pete Domenici
New York	Alfonse D'amato, Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina	Jesse Helms, Terry Sanford
North Dakota	Jocelyn Burdick	Kent Conrad
Ohio	John Glenn, Howard Metzenbaum
Oklahoma	David Boren	Donald Nickles
Oregon		Mark Hatfield, Robert Packwood
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter, Harris Wofford
Rhode Island	Claiborne Pell	John Chafee
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle	Larry Pressler
Tennessee	James Sasser		Al Gore
Texas	Lloyd Bentsen	Phil Gramm
Utah		Jake Garn, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	Patrick Leahy	James Jeffords
Virginia	Chuck Robb	John Warner
Washington	Brock Adams	Slade Gorton
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Robert Kasten
Wyoming	Malcolm Wallop	Alan Simpson

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

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