Vote 271

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 440
Vote description: Smith Amendment No. 1437; To provide for the elimination of penalties for noncompliance with motorcycle helmet and automoblie safety belt requirements.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 44-53, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: June 20, 1995, 5:36 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1437
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, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas	Paul Coverdell, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, John Warner
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith
Cancer	Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Phil Gramm, Chuck Robb, William Roth	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Mark Hatfield, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn		Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings
Gemini	Spencer Abraham	Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Nancy Kassebaum, Fred Thompson	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Carol Moseley Braun
Libra	Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee	Patty Murray
Pisces	Russ Feingold, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Paul Simon
Scorpio	Bob Graham, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Tom Harkin
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords	Dan Coats
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Alan Simpson	Daniel Akaka, William Cohen, Wendell Ford, Bob Kerrey, David Pryor	Daniel Inouye

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Nancy Kassebaum, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun	Patty Murray
Male	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Russ Feingold, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Patrick Leahy, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, John Chafee, William Cohen, Kent Conrad, Paul Coverdell, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Tom Harkin, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, John Warner, Paul Wellstone	Dan Coats, Daniel Inouye

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Russ Feingold, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Nancy Kassebaum, Richard Lugar, Larry Pressler	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	Dan Coats
Northeast	Judd Gregg, Patrick Leahy, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Bill Bradley, John Chafee, William Cohen, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell
South	Thad Cochran, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Bennett Johnston, Barbara Mikulski, David Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, John Warner
West	Bob Bennett, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Orrin Hatch, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Robert Packwood, Alan Simpson, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Pete Domenici, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Mark Hatfield, Harry Reid	Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Hank Brown, Ben Campbell, Bob Dole, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Nancy Kassebaum, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, John Chafee, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Tom Daschle, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	Dan Coats
2006	Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum	Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Pete Domenici, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jay Rockefeller, John Warner
2010	Bob Bennett, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter	Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Barbara Mikulski, Harry Reid	Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray
2012	Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Richard Shelby	Howell Heflin
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas		Dale Bumpers, David Pryor
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Hank Brown, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	William Roth	Joe Biden
Florida	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Sam Nunn	Paul Coverdell
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka	Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois		Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon
Indiana	Richard Lugar		Dan Coats
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Bob Dole, Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Wendell Ford
Louisiana		John Breaux, Bennett Johnston
Maine	Olympia Snowe	William Cohen
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Spencer Abraham	Carl Levin
Minnesota	Rod Grams	Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	John Ashcroft	Kit Bond
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska		Jim Exon, Bob Kerrey
Nevada		Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey		Bill Bradley, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico		Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York		Alfonse D'amato, Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina	Jesse Helms	Lauch Faircloth
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio		Mike DeWine, John Glenn
Oklahoma	James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Robert Packwood	Mark Hatfield
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island		John Chafee, Claiborne Pell
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
South Dakota	Larry Pressler	Tom Daschle
Tennessee	Fred Thompson	Bill Frist
Texas	Phil Gramm	Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	Patrick Leahy	James Jeffords
Virginia	Chuck Robb	John Warner
Washington		Slade Gorton	Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold	Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Russ Feingold, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Carol Moseley Braun	Patty Murray
Pre-boomer	John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, James Inhofe, Nancy Kassebaum, Jon Kyl, Patrick Leahy, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Sam Nunn, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, John Chafee, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Tom Harkin, Mark Hatfield, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, John Warner, Paul Wellstone	Dan Coats, Daniel Inouye

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Russ Feingold, Bob Graham, Patrick Leahy, Sam Nunn, Chuck Robb	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Jim Exon, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray
Republican	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, James Inhofe, Nancy Kassebaum, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Kit Bond, John Chafee, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Mark Hatfield, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Jeffords, John Warner	Dan Coats