Senate vote 138 (1999): On the Amendment, S254
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Senate vote 138 (1999): On the Amendment, S254
1999-05-20 · S254
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- The bill: S254
- What was asked: On the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Amendment Rejected on 1999-05-20 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Amendment · To establish a commission to study the motion picture industry and make recommendations to Congress and the President to promote accountability in the motion picture industry in order to reduce juvenile access to violent, pornographic, or other harmful material in motion pictures.
Result: Amendment Rejected · Yea 41 · Nay 56 · Present 0 · Not voting 3 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 3 | 40 | 2 |
| Republican | 38 | 16 | 1 |
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 |
| HUTCHINSON, Timothy | AR | R | Nay |
| LINCOLN, Blanche Lambert | AR | D | Nay |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 |
| CRAPO, Michael Dean | ID | R | Yea |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Nay |
| FITZGERALD, Peter G. | IL | R | Yea |
| BAYH, Evan | IN | D | Nay |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| BROWNBACK, Sam Dale | KS | R | Nay |
| ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) | KS | R | Yea |
| BUNNING, James Paul David | KY | R | Yea |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Nay |
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. | LA | D | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| ABRAHAM, Spencer | MI | R | Nay |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Nay |
| GRAMS, Rod | MN | R | Nay |
| 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 |
| EDWARDS, John | NC | D | Nay |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Nay |
| HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck) | NE | R | Nay |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Nay |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Nay |
| 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 |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Nay |
| SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) | NY | D | Nay |
| DeWINE, Michael | OH | R | Yea |
| VOINOVICH, George Victor | OH | R | Nay |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Yea |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Nay |
| SMITH, Gordon Harold | OR | R | Nay |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Nay |
| SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick) | PA | R | Nay |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Yea |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Nay |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Yea |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| 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
Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.
Source: Voteview (UCLA), 106th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:34Z
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