Senate vote 113 (1991): On the Amendment, S1241
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Senate vote 113 (1991): On the Amendment, S1241
1991-06-28 · S1241
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- The bill: S1241
- What was asked: On the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Amendment Rejected on 1991-06-28 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Amendment · To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish procedures for mandatory instant background checks of the criminal histories of prospective buyers of handguns and to establish mandatory prison sentences for the commission of a crime with a firearm in addition to any other penalties.
Result: Amendment Rejected · Yea 44 · Nay 54 · Present 0 · Not voting 2 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 9 | 46 | 2 |
| Republican | 35 | 8 | 0 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Yea |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Yea |
| HEFLIN, Howell Thomas | AL | D | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | D | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Nay |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Not Voting |
| DeCONCINI, Dennis Webster | AZ | D | Nay |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| CRANSTON, Alan | CA | D | Nay |
| SEYMOUR, John | CA | R | Yea |
| BROWN, George Hanks (Hank) | CO | R | Yea |
| WIRTH, Timothy E. | CO | D | Nay |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Nay |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Nay |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Nay |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Nay |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Yea |
| FOWLER, Wyche, Jr. | GA | D | Nay |
| NUNN, Samuel Augustus | GA | D | Nay |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Nay |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Nay |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Yea |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Nay |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Yea |
| SYMMS, Steven Douglas | ID | R | Yea |
| DIXON, Alan John | IL | D | Nay |
| SIMON, Paul Martin | IL | D | Nay |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Yea |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| DOLE, Robert Joseph (Bob) | KS | R | Yea |
| KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon | KS | R | Nay |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Yea |
| JOHNSTON, John Bennett, Jr. | LA | D | Yea |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Nay |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Nay |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Nay |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Nay |
| COHEN, William Sebastian | ME | R | Yea |
| MITCHELL, George John | ME | D | Nay |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Nay |
| RIEGLE, Donald Wayne, Jr. | MI | D | Nay |
| DURENBERGER, David Ferdinand | MN | R | Yea |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | Nay |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Yea |
| DANFORTH, John Claggett | MO | R | Nay |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Yea |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Yea |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Yea |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Yea |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Yea |
| SANFORD, (James) Terry | NC | D | Nay |
| BURDICK, Quentin Northrup | ND | D | Nay |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Yea |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Nay |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Nay |
| RUDMAN, Warren Bruce | NH | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Robert C. | NH | R | Yea |
| BRADLEY, William Warren (Bill) | NJ | D | Nay |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Nay |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Nay |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Yea |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Yea |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Nay |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Nay |
| METZENBAUM, Howard Morton | OH | D | Nay |
| BOREN, David Lyle | OK | D | Nay |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Yea |
| HATFIELD, Mark Odom | OR | R | Nay |
| PACKWOOD, Robert William | OR | R | Nay |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| WOFFORD, Harris | PA | D | Nay |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Nay |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Nay |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Yea |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Yea |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Nay |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Yea |
| GORE, Albert Arnold, Jr. | TN | D | Nay |
| SASSER, James Ralph | TN | D | Nay |
| BENTSEN, Lloyd Millard, Jr. | TX | D | Not Voting |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Yea |
| GARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake) | UT | R | Yea |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Yea |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Nay |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Nay |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Nay |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Nay |
| ADAMS, Brockman (Brock) | WA | D | Nay |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Yea |
| KASTEN, Robert Walter, Jr. | WI | R | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Nay |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Nay |
| SIMPSON, Alan Kooi | WY | R | Yea |
| WALLOP, Malcolm | WY | R | Yea |
President's position (not a member vote)
BUSH, George Herbert Walker (R): Not Voting
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Source: Voteview (UCLA), 102nd Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:47Z
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