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Vote number 1994-106 rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals
on May 11, 1994 regarding bill S 1935
Results: Amendment passed, 58-41

Vote to express that the Omnibus Crime bill [H.R. 3355] should reject the Racial Justice Act provisions, which would enable prisoners appealing death penalty sentences to argue racial discrimination using sentencing statistics as part of their appeal.

Categorized under Crime

Voting Y counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 8: Death Penalty.


Democrats voting on 1994-106

Daniel Akaka NOHI Democrat Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman YESNM Democrat Jr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic incumbent
Bill Bradley NONJ Democrat Senator (Former)
John Breaux NOLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Richard Bryan YESNV Democrat Jr Senator (Former)
Dale Bumpers YESAR Democrat Senator (Former)
Robert Byrd YESWV Democrat Sr Senator
Kent Conrad YESND Democrat Sr Senator
Tom Daschle NOSD Former Democratic Senator (defeated 2004)
Chris Dodd NOCT Democratic incumbent
Byron Dorgan YESND Democratic incumbent
Jim Exon YESNE Democrat Senator (Former)
Russell Feingold NOWI Democratic incumbent
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democrat Sr Senator
Wendell Ford YESKY Democrat Senator (Former)
John Glenn NOOH Democrat Senator (Former)
Bob Graham YESFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Fritz Hollings YESSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic incumbent
Bennett Johnston YESLA Democrat Senator (Former)
Ted Kennedy NOMA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Kerrey NONE Former Democrat Senator
Herbert Kohl NOWI Democrat Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic incumbent
Joseph Lieberman YESCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic incumbent
Carol Moseley-Braun NOIL Democrat Senator (Former)
Pat Moynihan NONY Democrat Senator (Former)
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic incumbent
Sam Nunn YESGA Democrat Senator (Former)
Claiborne Pell NORI Democrat Senator (Former)
David Pryor YESAR Democrat Senator (Former)
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic incumbent
Charles Robb NOVA Democrat Senator (Former)
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Democrat Sr Senator
Paul Simon NOIL Democrat Senator (Former)
Paul Wellstone NOMN Democrat Senator (Former)


Republicans voting on 1994-106

Robert Bennett YESUT Republican incumbent
Kit Bond YESMO Republican incumbent
Hank Brown YESCO Republican Senator (Former)
Conrad Burns YESMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell NOCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
John Chafee NORI Republican Senator (Former)
Daniel Coats YESIN Republican Senator (Former)
William Cohen NOME Republican Senator (Former)
Paul Coverdell YESGA Republican Senator (Former)
Al D'Amato YESNY Former Republican Jr Senator
Bob Dole YESKS Republican Senator (Former)
Lauch Faircloth YESNC Republican Senator (Former)
Slade Gorton YESWA Republican Senator (Former)
Phil Gramm YESTX Former Republican Senator
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican incumbent
Judd Gregg YESNH Republican incumbent
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
Mark Hatfield NOOR Republican Senator (Former)
Jesse Helms YESNC Former Republican Sr Senator
Kay Bailey Hutchison YESTX Republican Jr Senator
Nancy Kassebaum YESKS Republican Senator (Former)
Dirk Kempthorne YESID Republican Governor
Trent Lott YESMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
Connie Mack YESFL Former Republican Senator
John McCain YESAZ Republican incumbent
Frank Murkowski YESAK Republican Senator (Former; now Governor)
Don Nickles YESOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Larry Pressler YESSD Republican Senator (Former)
William Roth YESDE Former Republican Senator
Alan Simpson YESWY Republican Senator (Former)
Bob Smith YESFL Republican challenger; former NH Senator; Constitution Party
Arlen Specter YESPA Republican incumbent
Strom Thurmond YESSC Former Republican Senator


Independents voting on 1994-106

Jim Jeffords NOVT Independent Jr Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 16; NO 22
Republicans: YES 30; NO 4
Independents: YES 0; NO 1