Vote 51

Question: On the Resolution of Ratification
Category: Treaty
Vote description: Resolution of ratification-chemical weapons convention; An executive resolution to advise and consent to the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, subject to certain conditions.
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: Agreed to, 74-26.
Date/time: April 24, 1997, 10:24 p.m.
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."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No
Aquarius	Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams
Aries	Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski	Ben Campbell, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson	Lauch Faircloth, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Carol Moseley Braun	Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott, Patty Murray	Jesse Helms
Pisces	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid	Wayne Allard, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack
Taurus	Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Jon Kyl, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley

	Yes	No
Female	Barbara Boxer, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe	Kay Bailey Hutchison
Male	Spencer Abraham, Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Bob Torricelli, John Warner, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Connie Mack, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond

	Yes	No
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, Dan Coats, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, John Glenn, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Carol Moseley Braun, Pat Roberts, Paul Wellstone	John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley
Northeast	John Chafee, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Bob Torricelli	Robert Smith
South	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Thad Cochran, Wendell Ford, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Mary Landrieu, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, John Warner	Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Connie Mack, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Ron Wyden	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl

	Yes	No
None	Spencer Abraham, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Tom Daschle, Alfonse D'amato, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone	John Ashcroft, Ben Campbell, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Donald Nickles, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond
2006	Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes	Conrad Burns
2008	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Wayne Allard, Larry Craig, James Inhofe, Jeff Sessions
2010	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Richard Shelby
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl

	Yes	No
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	John McCain	Jon Kyl
Arkansas	Dale Bumpers	Timothy Hutchinson
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado		Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, William Roth
Florida	Bob Graham	Connie Mack
Georgia	Max Cleland	Paul Coverdell
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois	Dick Durbin, Carol Moseley Braun
Indiana	Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas	Pat Roberts	Sam Brownback
Kentucky	Wendell Ford, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Spencer Abraham, Carl Levin
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone	Rod Grams
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri		John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Bob Kerrey
Nevada	Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg	Robert Smith
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Bob Torricelli
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York	Alfonse D'amato, Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina		Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine, John Glenn
Oklahoma		James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	John Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings	Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Bill Frist	Fred Thompson
Texas		Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Orrin Hatch	Bob Bennett
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb, John Warner
Washington	Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mike DeWine, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden	Sam Brownback, Rod Grams, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, John Warner, Paul Wellstone	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Connie Mack, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond

	Yes	No
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden
Republican	Spencer Abraham, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Jeffords, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Connie Mack, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond