Vote 292

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 2684
Vote description: Wellstone Amdt. No. 1789; To express the sense of the Senate that lung cancer, colon cancer, and brain and central nervous system cancer should be presumed to be service-connected disabilities as radiogenic diseases.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 76-18, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: September 24, 1999, 9:37 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1789
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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