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Senate Roll Call 360, 103rd Congress · November 9, 1993

To substitute provisions relating to gangs, juveniles, drugs, and prosecutors. — S.1607 BY BIDEN (D-DE) -- VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1993 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY POLICING ACT OF 1993 FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY ACT OF 1993 DRIVE-BY SHOOTING PREVENTION ACT OF 1993 AN ACT TO ENFORCE THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT AND TO REFORM HABEAS CORPUS NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 1993 JACOB WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN REGISTRATION ACT DNA IDENTIFICATION ACT OF 1993 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION ACT OF 1993 POLICE CORPS ACT LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND RECRUITMENT ACT FEDERAL PRISONER DRUG TESTING ACT OF 1993 DRUG TREATMENT IN FEDERAL PRISONS ACT OF 1993 DRUG FREE TRUCK STOP ACT CHEMICAL CONTROL AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1993 DRUNK DRIVING CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 1993 NATIONAL COMMISSION TO STUDY THE CAUSES OF THE DEMAND FOR DRUGS IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL COMMISSION TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT ILLEGAL DRUG PROFITS ACT OF 1993 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION ACT CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST CREDIT CARD FRAUD ACT OF 1993 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FRAUD PROSECUTION ACT OF 1991 COMPUTER ABUSE AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1993 INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL KIDNAPPING CRIME ACT OF 1993 SAFE SCHOOLS ACT OF 1993 SAFER STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS ACT OF 1993 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1993 SAFE STREETS FOR WOMEN ACT OF 1993 SAFE HOMES FOR WOMEN ACT OF 1993 CIVIL RIGHTS REMEDIES FOR GENDER-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE ACT EQUAL JUSTICE FOR WOMEN IN THE COURTS ACT OF 1993 NATIONAL HEALTH CARE ANTI-FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT OF 1993 SENIOR CITIZENS AGAINST MARKETING SCAMS ACT OF 1993 NATIONAL TRIAD PROGRAM ACT CHILD SAFETY ACT SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS ACT ANTI-CORRUPTION ACT OF 1993 MORGAN P. HARDIMAN TASK FORCE ON MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN ACT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIREARM PREVENTION ACT FAMILY UNITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACT DRIVERS' PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1993 PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECREATIONAL FIREARMS USE PROTECTION ACT POLICE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN ACT OF 1993 NATIONAL COMMUNITY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 1993 RECREATIONAL HUNTING SAFETY AND PRESERVATION ACT OF 1993 STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE SAFE SCHOOLS ACT NATIONAL COMMISSION TO STUDY THE CAUSES OF THE DEMAND FOR DRUGS IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL COMMISSION TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OFFICE OF CORRECTIONAL JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT ACT OF 1993 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS YOUTH SERVICES AND SUPERVISION GRANT PROGRAM ACT OF 1993 (CRIME BILL) (SENATE AGREED TO THE DOLE AMENDMENT NO. 1140, TO MAKE GRANTS TO STATES FOR ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS TO REDUCE THE PARTICIPATION OF JUVENILES IN DRUG RELATED CRIMES, AND ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR PERSONS INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL STREET GANG ACTIVITIES.)

Question before the chamber: On the Amendment

60 yea · 38 nayAmendment Agreed to2 not voting or present
Democrat20 yea · 33 nay
Republican38 yea · 5 nay
Independent2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S. 1607

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Health CareDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.90) A crime bill substitute does not address health care coverage.

    Tagged by: keyword:health care

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • GunsDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) The measure text does not specify gun control or gun rights provisions.

    Tagged by: keyword:firearm

    Axis: Gun restrictions ← → Gun rights

  • Civil RightsDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) A general crime substitute does not directly address civil rights protections.

    Tagged by: keyword:civil rights

    Axis: Broaden protections ← → Narrow protections

  • Criminal JusticeDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.80) The broad substitute description is too vague to determine a clear shift on criminal justice.

    Tagged by: policy-area:Crime and Law Enforcement

    Axis: Reform-oriented ← → Punitive

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (60)

Nay (38)

Not voting or present (2)

Vote records come from Voteview (voteview.com); bill titles and policy areas from the congress.gov API. See methodology for how the record was built.