Vote 276

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 2084
Vote description: Helms Amendment No.1658; Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Census Bureau should include marital status on the short form census questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of American households for the 2000 decennial census.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 94-0, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: September 15, 1999, 7:14 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1658
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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