Vote 226

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: S 1061
Vote description: durbin amendment no. 1127; To express the sense of the Senate that attorneys' fees paid in connection with an action maintained by a State against one or more tobacco companies to recover tobacco-related costs affected by Federal tobacco settlement legislation should be publicly disclosed and should not displace spending in the settlement legislation intended for public health.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 97-1, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: September 10, 1997, 1:29 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1127
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: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

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