Senate Vote105^th Congress

Oct 9, 1998· Congress 105· Vote #310· 1/2 required

H.R.2431 as Amended

Bill Passed

Document

H.R. 2431

An act to express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on account of religion; to authorize United States actions in response to violations of religious freedom in foreign countries; to establish an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, a Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a Special Advisor on International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council; and for other purposes.

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Yea 98 (98%)(0%) 0 Nay

2 present / not voting

Party Split

Democrat

43 Yea0 Nay2 Other

Republican

55 Yea0 Nay

Member Votes100

Yes (98)

Biden (D-DE)D-DE

Bumpers (D-AR)D-AR

Byrd (D-WV)D-WV

Domenici (R-NM)R-NM

Ford (D-KY)D-KY

Helms (R-NC)R-NC

Inouye (D-HI)D-HI

Kennedy (D-MA)D-MA

Leahy (D-VT)D-VT

Roth (R-DE)R-DE

Stevens (R-AK)R-AK

Thurmond (R-SC)R-SC

Lugar (R-IN)R-IN

Sarbanes (D-MD)D-MD

Moynihan (D-NY)D-NY

Chafee (R-RI)R-RI

Hatch (R-UT)R-UT

Baucus (D-MT)D-MT

Levin (D-MI)D-MI

Cochran (R-MS)R-MS

Warner (R-VA)R-VA

D'Amato (R-NY)R-NY

Dodd (D-CT)D-CT

Gorton (R-WA)R-WA

Grassley (R-IA)R-IA

Murkowski (R-AK)R-AK

Nickles (R-OK)R-OK

Specter (R-PA)R-PA

Lautenberg (D-NJ)D-NJ

Bingaman (D-NM)D-NM

Gramm (R-TX)R-TX

Harkin (D-IA)D-IA

Kerry (D-MA)D-MA

McConnell (R-KY)R-KY

Rockefeller (D-WV)D-WV

Breaux (D-LA)D-LA

Mikulski (D-MD)D-MD

Shelby (R-AL)R-AL

Daschle (D-SD)D-SD

McCain (R-AZ)R-AZ

Reid (D-NV)D-NV

Graham (D-FL)D-FL

Bond (R-MO)R-MO

Conrad (D-ND)D-ND

Lott (R-MS)R-MS

Jeffords (R-VT)R-VT

Mack (R-FL)R-FL

Bryan (D-NV)D-NV

Robb (D-VA)D-VA

Kerrey (D-NE)D-NE

Kohl (D-WI)D-WI

Lieberman (D-CT)D-CT

Burns (R-MT)R-MT

Coats (R-IN)R-IN

Akaka (D-HI)D-HI

Craig (R-ID)R-ID

Smith (R-NH)R-NH

Wellstone (D-MN)D-MN

Feinstein (D-CA)D-CA

Dorgan (D-ND)D-ND

Boxer (D-CA)D-CA

Gregg (R-NH)R-NH

Campbell (R-CO)R-CO

Moseley-Braun (D-IL)D-IL

Faircloth (R-NC)R-NC

Coverdell (R-GA)R-GA

Murray (D-WA)D-WA

Feingold (D-WI)D-WI

Bennett (R-UT)R-UT

Kempthorne (R-ID)R-ID

Hutchison (R-TX)R-TX

Inhofe (R-OK)R-OK

Thompson (R-TN)R-TN

Abraham (R-MI)R-MI

Ashcroft (R-MO)R-MO

DeWine (R-OH)R-OH

Frist (R-TN)R-TN

Grams (R-MN)R-MN

Kyl (R-AZ)R-AZ

Santorum (R-PA)R-PA

Snowe (R-ME)R-ME

Thomas (R-WY)R-WY

Wyden (D-OR)D-OR

Brownback (R-KS)R-KS

Allard (R-CO)R-CO

Cleland (D-GA)D-GA

Collins (R-ME)R-ME

Durbin (D-IL)D-IL

Enzi (R-WY)R-WY

Hagel (R-NE)R-NE

Hutchinson (R-AR)R-AR

Johnson (D-SD)D-SD

Landrieu (D-LA)D-LA

Reed (D-RI)D-RI

Roberts (R-KS)R-KS

Sessions (R-AL)R-AL

Smith (R-OR)R-OR

Torricelli (D-NJ)D-NJ

Abstained (0)

None

No (0)

None

Absent (2)

Glenn (D-OH)D-OH

Hollings (D-SC)D-SC