Senate vote 89 (1997): On the Amendment, SCONRES27
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Senate vote 89 (1997): On the Amendment, SCONRES27
1997-05-23 · SCONRES27
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- The bill: SCONRES27
- What was asked: On the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Amendment Agreed to on 1997-05-23 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Amendment · To provide children who have been victims of violent crime the ability to transfer to another school by allowing states and local educational agencies to use Federal eductation funds in the jurisdiction of the Labor Committee to assist such victims in attending any other school of their choice, whether public, private, or sectarian.
Result: Amendment Agreed to · Yea 51 · Nay 49 · Present 0 · Not voting 0 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 4 | 0 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Yea |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Yea |
| SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III | AL | R | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Nay |
| HUTCHINSON, Timothy | AR | R | Yea |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Nay |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Nay |
| ALLARD, A. Wayne | CO | R | Yea |
| CAMPBELL, Ben Nighthorse | CO | R | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Nay |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Yea |
| CLELAND, Joseph Maxwell (Max) | GA | D | Nay |
| COVERDELL, Paul | GA | R | Yea |
| 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 |
| KEMPTHORNE, Dirk | ID | R | Yea |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Nay |
| MOSELEY BRAUN, Carol | IL | D | Nay |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Yea |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| BROWNBACK, Sam Dale | KS | R | Yea |
| ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) | KS | R | Yea |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Nay |
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. | LA | D | Nay |
| 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 |
| COLLINS, Susan Margaret | ME | R | Nay |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Yea |
| ABRAHAM, Spencer | MI | R | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Nay |
| GRAMS, Rod | MN | R | Yea |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | Nay |
| ASHCROFT, John David | MO | R | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Yea |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Yea |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Yea |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Nay |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Yea |
| FAIRCLOTH, Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) | NC | R | Yea |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Nay |
| HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck) | NE | R | Yea |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Nay |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Robert C. | NH | R | Yea |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Nay |
| TORRICELLI, Robert Guy | NJ | D | Nay |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Nay |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Yea |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Nay |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Nay |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Yea |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Nay |
| DeWINE, Michael | OH | R | Yea |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Nay |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Yea |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Gordon Harold | OR | R | Yea |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Nay |
| SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick) | PA | R | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Nay |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Nay |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Nay |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Nay |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Yea |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Nay |
| JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) | SD | D | Nay |
| FRIST, William H. | TN | R | Yea |
| THOMPSON, Fred Dalton | TN | R | Yea |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Yea |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Yea |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | UT | R | Yea |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Yea |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Nay |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Yea |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Nay |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Nay |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Yea |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Nay |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI | D | Nay |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Nay |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Nay |
| ENZI, Michael B. | WY | R | Yea |
| THOMAS, Craig Lyle | WY | R | Yea |
President's position (not a member vote)
CLINTON, William Jefferson (Bill) (D): Not Voting
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Source: Voteview (UCLA), 105th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:37Z
Record fed-us-senate-1997-vote089 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past