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Partial-Birth Abortion Ban: Passage of H.R. 1833

Vote No. 596:  December 7, 1995
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban: By 54 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 596), Senate 
passed H.R. 1833, to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions, after taking action on amendments proposed thereto.
Pages S18183-S18228


[Rollcall Vote No. 596 Leg.] December 7, 1995


YEAS--54
Abraham               Republican    Michigan                      Y
Ashcroft              Republican    Missouri                      Y
Bennett               Republican    Utah                          Y
Biden                 Democrat      Delaware                      Y
Bond                  Republican    Missouri                      Y
Breaux                Democrat      Louisiana                     Y
Brown                 Republican    Colorado                      Y
Burns                 Republican    Montana                       Y
Coats                 Republican    Indiana                       Y
Cochran               Republican    Mississippi                   Y
Conrad                Democrat      North Dakota                  Y
Coverdell             Republican    Georgia                       Y
Craig                 Republican    Idaho                         Y
D'Amato               Republican    New York                      Y
DeWine                Republican    Ohio                          Y
Dole                  Republican    Kansas                        Y
Domenici              Republican    New Mexico                    Y
Dorgan                Democrat      North Dakota                  Y
Exon                  Democrat      Nebraska                      Y
Faircloth             Republican    North Carolina                Y
Ford                  Democrat      Kentucky                      Y
Frist                 Republican    Tennessee                     Y
Gorton                Republican    Washington                    Y
Gramm                 Republican    Texas                         Y
Grams                 Republican    Minnesota                     Y
Grassley              Republican    Iowa                          Y
Gregg                 Republican    New Hampshire                 Y
Hatch                 Republican    Utah                          Y
Hatfield              Republican    Oregon                        Y
Heflin                Democrat      Alabama                       Y
Helms                 Republican    North Carolina                Y
Hutchison             Republican    Texas                         Y
Inhofe                Republican    Oklahoma                      Y
Johnston              Democrat      Louisiana                     Y
Kempthorne            Republican    Idaho                         Y
Kyl                   Republican    Arizona                       Y
Lott                  Republican    Mississippi                   Y
Lugar                 Republican    Indiana                       Y
Mack                  Republican    Florida                       Y
McCain                Republican    Arizona                       Y
McConnell             Republican    Kentucky                      Y
Murkowski             Republican    Alaska                        Y
Nickles               Republican    Oklahoma                      Y
Pressler              Republican    South Dakota                  Y
Reid                  Democrat      Nevada                        Y
Roth                  Republican    Delaware                      Y
Santorum              Republican    Pennsylvania                  Y
Shelby                Republican    Alabama                       Y
Smith                 Republican    New Hampshire                 Y
Stevens               Republican    Alaska                        Y
Thomas                Republican    Wyoming                       Y
Thompson              Republican    Tennessee                     Y
Thurmond              Republican    South Carolina                Y
Warner                Republican    Virginia                      Y


NAYS--44
Akaka                 Democrat      Hawaii                        N
Baucus                Democrat      Montana                       N
Bingaman              Democrat      New Mexico                    N
Boxer                 Democrat      California                    N
Bradley               Democrat      New Jersey                    N
Bryan                 Democrat      Nevada                        N
Bumpers               Democrat      Arkansas                      N
Byrd                  Democrat      West Virginia                 N
Campbell              Republican    Colorado                      N
Chafee                Republican    Rhode Island                  N
Cohen                 Republican    Maine                         N
Daschle               Democrat      South Dakota                  N
Dodd                  Democrat      Connecticut                   N
Feingold              Democrat      Wisconsin                     N
Feinstein             Democrat      California                    N
Glenn                 Democrat      Ohio                          N
Graham                Democrat      Florida                       N
Harkin                Democrat      Iowa                          N
Hollings              Democrat      South Carolina                N
Inouye                Democrat      Hawaii                        N
Jeffords              Republican    Vermont                       N
Kassebaum             Republican    Kansas                        N
Kennedy               Democrat      Massachusetts                 N
Kerrey                Democrat      Nebraska                      N
Kerry                 Democrat      Massachusetts                 N
Kohl                  Democrat      Wisconsin                     N
Lautenberg            Democrat      New Jersey                    N
Leahy                 Democrat      Vermont                       N
Levin                 Democrat      Michigan                      N
Lieberman             Democrat      Connecticut                   N
Mikulski              Democrat      Maryland                      N
Moseley-Braun         Democrat      Illinois                      N
Murray                Democrat      Washington                    N
Nunn                  Democrat      Georgia                       N
Pell                  Democrat      Rhode Island                  N
Pryor                 Democrat      Arkansas                      N
Robb                  Democrat      Virginia                      N
Rockefeller           Democrat      West Virginia                 N
Sarbanes              Democrat      Maryland                      N
Simon                 Democrat      Illinois                      N
Simpson               Republican    Wyoming                       N
Snowe                 Republican    Maine                         N
Specter               Republican    Pennsylvania                  N
Wellstone             Democrat      Minnesota                     N


NOT VOTING--1
Moynihan              Democrat      New York                      X


Roll No. 596 Leg.:  December 7, 1995

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban: Passage of H.R. 1833


Republican Yes votes =  45
Republican No  votes =   8
Republican NV  votes =   0


Democratic Yes votes =   9
Democratic No  votes =  36
Democratic NV  votes =   1


Total Yes votes      =  54
Total No  votes      =  44
Total Ans. Present   =   0
Total Not Voting     =   1


Democratic Leadership position = X:  (Y =  2;  N =   3)
Republican Leadership position = Y:  (Y =  5;  N =   0)

Conservative Democrat position = X:  (Y =  2;  N =   2)
Moderate Republican   position = N:  (Y =  1;  N =   3)

Conservative Senators position = Y:  (Y =  5;  N =   0)
Liberal Senators      position = N:  (Y =  0;  N =   5)


{Note: Democrat and Republican leadership must have a value of 4 or more to
be assigned a position other than 'X'.  Conservative Democrat & Moderate
Republican must have a value of 3 or more to be assigned a position other
than 'X'.  Liberal & Conservative Senators' position must have a value of
4 or more to be assigned a position other than 'X'.}

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