American Civil Liberties Union Key Votes of U.S. Senate, 103rd Congress, First Session CAM
American Civil Liberties Union
Key Votes of U.S. Senate, 103rd Congress, First Session
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
1. Congressional Spending Limit and Election Reform Act:
McConnell (R-KY) constitutional point of order on whether the
bill's limitations on campaign spending violated the First
Amendment under the Supreme Court's ruling in Buckley v. Valeo
(1976).
The point of order was defeated 39-59 on June 17, 1993.
The ACLU supported the point of order on free speech grounds.
CHURCH/STATE
2. Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Reid (D-NV) amendment to
exempt prisons from having to demonstrate a compelling interest
advanced by the least restrictive means to interfere with a
prisoner's exercise of religion.
The amendment was defeated 41-58 on October 27, 1993.
The ACLU opposed the amendment.
CIVIL RIGHTS
3. Defense Authorization/Gay Ban: Boxer (D-CA) amendment to
remove the language in the bill banning gay men and lesbians from
serving in the military and to express the sense of Congress that
the policy regarding the subject should be determined by the
President.
The amendment was defeated 33-63 on September 9, 1993.
The ACLU supported the amendment.
CRIME
4. Omnibus Crime Bill/Death Penalty: Levin (D-MI) amendment
that would substitute life imprisonment without the possibility of
parole where the bill would impose the death penalty.
The amendment was rejected 26-73 on November 17, 1993.
The ACLU supported the amendment.
5. Omnibus Crime Bill/Death Penalty: Passage of a bill to
impose the federal death penalty for dozens of offenses.
The bill was adopted 95-4 on November 19, 1993.
The ACLU opposed the bill.
NATIONAL SECURITY
6. Intelligence Budget/Public Disclosure: Metzenbaum (D-OH)
amendment to express the sense of Congress that the intelligence
budget should be made public.
The amendment was adopted 52-48 on November 10, 1993.
The ACLU supported the amendment.
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
7. Federal Employees Health Benefit Program: Nickles (R-OK)
amendment that would prevent health plans under the Federal
Employees Health Benefit Program from covering abortions.
The amendment was defeated on the issue of germaneness 48-51 on
August 3, 1993.
The ACLU opposed the amendment.
8. Abortion/Federal Funding: Amendment to lift the ban on
federally funded abortions and to strike the provision in the
House bill restricting federal funding for abortions except in cases of
rape, incest or to save the life of the woman.
The amendment was defeated 40-59 on September 28, 1993.
The ACLU supported the amendment.
9. Abortion Clinic Access/Passage: A bill creating new federal
civil and criminal penalties for conduct interfering with
individuals who are obtaining or providing pregnancy or
abortion-related services.
The bill was adopted 69-30 on November 16, 1993.
The ACLU supported the bill.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
10. Family & Medical Leave Act/Final Passage: Final passage of
the Family & Medical Leave Act that requires employers of more
than 50 employees to provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave in the event of
a family illness or birth or adoption of a child.
The bill was adopted 71-27 on February 4, 1993.
The ACLU supported the bill.
Key to ACLU Votes:
+ Vote in favor of the ACLU position
- Vote contrary to the ACLU position
0 Absent or not voting
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Alabama
Heflin H (D) + + - - - + - - - -
Shelby R (D) + - - - - - + - + +
Alaska
Murkowski F (R) + - 0 - - + - - - +
Stevens T (R) + - - - - - + + + +
Arizona
DeConcini D (D) - + + - - + - - + +
McCain J (R) - - - + - - - - - +
Arkansas
Bumpers D (D) - + - - - + + + + +
Pryor D (D) - + - - - + + 0 + +
California
Boxer B (D) - + + - - + + + + +
Feinstein D (D) - - + - - + + + + +
Colorado
Brown H (R) + - - - - - - - + -
Campbell B (D) - + + - - + + + + +
Connecticut
Dodd C (D) - + + - - - + + + +
Lieberman J (D) - + + - - - + + + +
Delaware
Biden J (D) - + + - - + - - + +
Roth W (R) + - - - - - - - + +
Florida
Graham B (D) - - - - - + + - + +
Mack C (R) + - - - - - - - - -
Georgia
Coverdell P (R) + - - - - - - - - -
Nunn S (D) - - - - - - - - + +
Hawaii
Akaka D (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Inouye D (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Idaho
Craig L (R) + + - - - - - - - -
Kempthorne D (R) + + - - - - - - - -
Illinois
Moseley-Braun C (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Simon P (D) - + + + + + + + + +
Indiana
Coats D (R) + + - - - - - - - +
Lugar R (R) + + - - - - - - - -
Iowa
Grassley C (R) + + - - - - - - - -
Harkin T (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Kansas
Dole B (R) + + - - - - - - + -
Kassebaum N (R) - + - - - - - - + -
Kentucky
Ford W (D) - + - - - + - - + +
McConnell M (R) + + - - - - - - + -
Louisiana
Breaux J (D) - - - - - - - - - +
Johnston J (D) - - - - - + - - - +
Maine
Cohen W (R) - - - + - - + + + +
Mitchell G (D) - + - + - + + + + +
Maryland
Mikulski B (D) - + + - - + + + + +
Sarbanes P (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Massachusetts
Kennedy E (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Kerry J (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Michigan
Levin C (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Riegle D (D) - + + - - + + + + +
Minnesota
Durenberger D (R) - + - + + - - - + +
Wellstone P (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Mississippi
Cochran T (R) + - - - - - - - - -
Lott T (R) + - - - - - - - - -
Missouri
Bond C (R) + - - - - - - - + +
Danforth J (R) + + - + - - - - + +
Montana
Baucus M (D) - - - - - + + + + +
Burns C (R) + - - - - - - - - +
Nebraska
Exon J (D) - - - - - - - - - +
Kerrey B (D) - - + - - + + + + +
Nevada
Bryan R (D) - - - - - + + - + +
Reid H (D) - - - - - - - - + +
New Hampshire
Gregg J (R) + + - - - - 0 - - -
Smith R (R) + - - - - - - - - -
New Jersey
Bradley B (D) - + + - - + + + + +
Lautenberg F (D) - + + + - + + + + +
New Mexico
Bingaman J (D) - + + - - + + - + +
Domenici P (R) + + - - - - - - + -
New York
D'Amato A (R) + + + - - - - - - +
Moynihan D (D) - + + + - + + + + +
North Carolina
Faircloth L (R) + - - - - - - - - -
Helms J (R) + - - - - - - - - -
North Dakota
Conrad K (D) - - - - - + - - + +
Dorgan B (D) - - - 0 0 + - - 0 +
Ohio
Glenn J (D) - + 0 + - + + + + +
Metzenbaum H (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Oklahoma
Boren D (D) - + - - - + + - + +
Nickles D (R) + - - - - - - - - -
Oregon
Hatfield M (R) + + - + + + - - - +
Packwood B (R) + + - - - - + + + +
Pennsylvania
Specter A (R) 0 + - - - + + + + +
Wofford H (D) - + - - - + - - + +
Rhode Island
Chafee J (R) - + + + - - + + + +
Pell C (D) - + + + - + + + + +
South Carolina
Hollings E (D) + - - - - + + + + -
Thurmond S (R) + - - - - - - - - 0
South Dakota
Daschle T (D) - - - - - + + - + +
Pressler L (R) + - - - - - - - - -
Tennessee
Mathews H (D) - - - - - + + - + +
Sasser J (D) - - - - - + + - + +
Texas
Gramm P (R) + - - - - - - - - -
Hutchison K (R) + - 0 - - - - - + 0
Krueger B (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +
Utah
Bennett R (R) + + - - - - - - - -
Hatch O (R) + + - - - - - - - -
Vermont
Jeffords J (R) - + + - - - + + + +
Leahy P (D) - + + + - + + + + +
Virginia
Robb C (D) - + + - - + + + + +
Warner J (R) + + - - - - - - - -
Washington
Gorton S (R) + - - - - - - - + -
Murray P (D) - + + + - + + + + +
West Virginia
Byrd R (D) - - - - - + + - + +
Rockefeller J (D) - 0 - - - + + + + +
Wisconsin
Feingold R (D) - + + + + + + + + +
Kohl H (D) - + - + - + + + + +
Wyoming
Simpson A (R) 0 - - - - - + - + -
Wallop M (R) + - 0 - - - - - - 0
Notes
1. Bob Krueger (D-TX) was appointed to the Senate to succeed Lloyd
Bentsen (D-TX) who resigned to become Secretary of the Treasury.
2. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) replaced Bob Krueger after defeating him
in a special election on June 5, 1993.
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