What follows is the fourth of about 10 or so diaries which will provide a year-by-year record of John Kerry's voting record in the US Senate, which has been summarized and excerpted from
Project Vote Smart - Key Votes listing for Senator Kerry. This entry covers Sen. Kerry's voting record for the year,
1993.
All entries:
1988,
1989,
1990,
1991,
1992,
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996,
1997,
1998,
1999,
2000,
2001,
2002
2003,
2004.
Summary for 1993- Category: Trade Issues
- Approve NAFTA
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Approve the North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA].
HR 3450:
Vote on approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA].
(The trade agreement was approved 61-38 on 11/20/93)
- GATT Trade Agreement Fast Track
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Pass bill to extend fast track authority for GATT.
HR 1876:
Vote on the passage of a bill that would extend authority for the president to enter into trade agreements to conclude the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade agreements under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, to extend tariff protection authority to carry out such agreements, and to apply congressional fast track procedures to a bill implementing such agreements.
(The bill passed 76-16 on 6/30/93)
- Category: Family and Children Issues
- Family & Medical Leave - Cafeteria Plan
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Table amendment to offer family leave as part of a benefits cafeteria plan.
S 5: Family and Medical Leave Act
Vote on the motion to table an amendment that would have permitted family and medical leave to be an option under an employer's flexible benefit [cafeteria] plan.
Dodd, D-CT, motion to table Kassebaum, R-KS, amendment.
(The motion to table was agreed to 63-36 on 2/3/93)
- D.C. Domestic Partners Ordinance
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Amendment to fund the District of Columbia's Domestic Partners Act.
HR 2492:
Vote on the adoption of an amendment to fund the implementation of Washington, D.C.'s Domestic Partners Act, which would allow unmarried couples to register with the city and make the partners of city employees eligible for group health insurance.
(The amendment was rejected 43-55 on 7/27/93)
- Family & Medical Leave Act Costs
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Kill proposal to exempt employers from family and medical leave act until federal government pays all costs or certifies that compliance will not increase employer's expenses.
S 5 (Family & Medical Leave);
Motion to table amendment: 2/4/93
Outcome: Passed 67-31
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S7
Dodd, D-CT, motion to table Dole, R-KS, amendment.
- Family & Medical Leave - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Pass bill requiring large employers to provide family and medical leave.
HR 1:
Vote to pass a bill requiring employers with more than 50 employees to allow up to 12 administrative workweeks of leave without pay in any 12-month period for family leave or temporary medical leave for a serious health condition. The bill also calls on the secretary of Defense to do a review of current rules on homosexuals in the military and report back to Congress.
(The bill passed 71-27 on 2/4/93)
- Category: Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
- Haiti
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Prohibit funding for U.S. military operations in Haiti without congressional authorization.
HR 3116 (Fiscal 1994 Defense Appropriations);
Amendment: 10/21/93
Outcome: Rejected 19-81
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S321
Amendment introduced by Helms, R-NC.
- World Bank Funding
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Kill a proposal to cut funding for the World Bank.
HR 2295 (Foreign Aid Appropriations);
Motion to table;
9/23/93: Passed 55-44
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S284
McConnell, R-KY, motion to table Brown, R-CO, amendment.
- Somalia Deployment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Express the sense of the Senate that the president should outline the goals, objectives and duration of deployment of U.S. troops to Somalia in a report to Congress by Oct. 15, 1993 and receive congressional authorization for continued deployment.
S 1298 (Fiscal 1994 Defense Authorization);
Amendment: 9/9/93
Outcome: Passed 90-7
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S252
Amendment introduced by Byrd, D-WV.
- Foreign Aid Appropriations - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Provide $12.5 billion for foreign assistance and related programs in fiscal 1994, including $2.5 billion for the former Soviet Union.
HR 2295 (Fiscal 1994 Foreign Aid Appropriations);
Passage: 9/23/93
Outcome: Passed 88-10
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S287
- Category: Budget Spending and Taxes
- Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation - Medicare Cuts
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Allow consideration of amendment to reduce Medicare cuts by $9 billion.
S 1134: Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation
Procedural vote to waive the Congressional Budget Act to allow consideration of an amendment to restore $9 billion in Medicare spending instead of accepting the greater Medicare cuts in the bill.
Introduced by Graham, D-FL.
(The motion to waive the Budget Act was rejected 15-83 on 6/24/93)
- Unemployment Compensation Amendments -Deficit Reduction
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Consider amendment to require that all money saved by cancellation of the superconducting super collider go to deficit reduction.
HR 3167: Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993
Motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act to allow consideration of an amendment that would require that all savings realized from the ending of the Superconducting Super Collider project be applied to deficit reduction.
Introduced by Gramm, R-TX.
(The motion was rejected 58-39 [3/5 vote required] on 10/27/93)
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(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Table amendment to delete the gas tax provision from the bill.
S 1134: Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation
Vote on a motion to table an amendment that would delete the provision that established a 4.3-cent transportation fuel tax [gas tax] for deficit reduction.
Introduced by Breaux, D-LA.
(The motion to table was agreed to 50-48 on 6/24/93)
- Apply Defense Cuts to Deficit Reduction
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Support Senate opinion that savings from any defense cuts below the level requested by the president should be used only for deficit reduction.
S Con Res 18 (Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution);
Amendment: 3/23/93
Outcome: Passed 56-43
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S47
Amendment introduced by Nunn, D-GA.
- Fiscal 1993 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Allow consideration of amendment to require funds spent on the bill be offset after 1993.
HR 1335: Fiscal 1993 Supplemental Appropriations
Procedural vote to waive the Budget Act to allow consideration of an amendment to require that the emergency designation be limited to spending in fiscal 1993. Funds spent after that would have to have offsetting deficit reduction.
Introduced by Kohl, D-WI.
(The motion to waive was rejected 52-48 [3/5 vote required] on 3/31/93)
- Capital Gains Tax Cut
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Provide capital gains tax reduction for investors in small companies, along with other incentives for small businesses.
S 1134 (Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation): 6/23/93
Outcome: Rejected 54-44
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S164
Introduced by Mitchell, D-ME.
- Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation - Budget Firewalls
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Allow consideration of amendment to retain budget firewalls through 1995.
S 1134: Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation
Procedural vote to waive the Congressional Budget Act to allow consideration of an amendment to keep separate caps on defense, international and domestic spending [Fire walls] through 1995, or to allow just one cap over all discretionary spending.
Introduced by Domenici, R-NM.
(The motion to waive the Budget Act was rejected 53-45 [3/5 vote required] on 6/24/93)
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(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Final passage of 1994 budget reconciliation bill.
HR 2264: Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation
Vote on the adoption of the conference report [final version] of the bill to increase taxes by $241 billion and decrease spending by $255 billion over 5 years. Its provisions include: a 4.3-cent gas tax; an increase in the corporate tax; a new top income tax rate; Medicare cuts; an increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit; and increased spending on immunizations for children.
(The conference report was adopted 51-50 on 8/6/93). Vice President Gore cast the deciding vote.
- Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution - Republican Alternate
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Substitute amendment to reduce spending and eliminate new taxes and spending in bill.
S Con Res 18: Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution
Vote on a substitute amendment [Republican Alternative] to reduce the deficit $460 billion over 5 years by spending cuts and entitlement caps, and eliminate the bill's new taxes and spending.
Introduced by Dole, R-KS.
(Rejected 42-57 on 3/24/93)
- Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution - Adoption
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Adopt 1994 Budget Resolution.
H Con Res 64: Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution
Vote on adoption of the Budget Resolution, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States government for fiscal years 1994-1998.
(The conference report was adopted 55-45 on 4/1/93)
- RTC Funding - Conference Report
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Provide $18.3 billion to finish the saving and loan clean-up.
S 714 (Resolution Trust Corporation Financing);
Adoption of the Conference Report (final passage): 11/20/93
Passed 54-45
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S393
- Unemployment Compensation Amendments -Federal Employees
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Amendment to reduce number of federal employees.
HR 3167: Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993
Vote on an amendment to reduce the number of federal employees to the number proposed in the National Performance Review report by Vice President Gore.
Amendment introduced by Gramm, R-TX.
(The amendment was adopted 82-14 on 10/28/93)
- Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Pass the bill to raise taxes by $243 billion, cut spending by $256 billion and reduce the deficit by $499 billion over five year by tracking President Clinton's economic proposals.
HR 2264 (Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation);
Passage: 6/24/93
Outcome: Passed 50-49
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S190
- RTC Funding - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Provide $18.3 billon to close failed savings and loans and authorize $16 billion for a new deposit insurance fund.
S 714 (Resolution Trust Corporation Funding);
Passage: 5/13/93
Outcome: Passed 61-35
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S121
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(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Allow consideration of Republican budget reconciliation alternative.
S 1134: Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation
Procedural vote to waive the Congressional Budget Act to allow consideration of a Republican substitute amendment that would reduce the deficit $329 billion through government spending cuts, including a 5-year freeze on non-defense discretionary spending and limiting the growth of non-Social Security entitlement spending starting in 1996.
Introduced by Domenici, R-NM.
(The motion was rejected 43-55 on 6/23/93)
- Category: Environmental Issues
- Give EPA Cabinet Status
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Pass bill to establish a Department of Environment.
S 171:
Vote on passage of a bill to establish the Department of Energy, provide for a Bureau of Environmental Statistics and a Presidential Commission on Improving Environmental Protection.
(The bill passed 79-15 on 5/4/93)
- Grazing Fees - Prevent Higher Fees
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Amendment to prevent implementation of higher grazing fees.
HR 2520:
Vote on an amendment to prevent the implementation of higher grazing fees and other public land reforms by stopping the Administration from using monies appropriated in the bill for rangeland reform.
Amendment introduced by Domenici, R-NM.
(The amendment was adopted 59-40 on 9/14/93)
- Grazing Fees - Cloture
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Limit debate and move to a vote on legislation that would raise grazing fees on federal lands.
HR 2520 (Interior Appropriations);
Motion to invoke Cloture (limit debate) on Conference Report): 10/28/93
Rejected 54-44
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S340
- Category: Education
- National Service - Funding
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Kill the amendment to prohibit funding of national service education awards until funding levels for certain federal education programs are at least equal to fiscal 1993 levels.
S 919 (National Service);
Motion to table: 7/22/93
Outcome: Passed 55-44
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S205
Wofford, D-PA, motion to table Domenici, R-NM, amendment.
- National Service Implementation Delay
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Amendment to delay implementation of the National Service program
S 919:
Vote on an amendment to delay the effective date of the National Service program until the deficit increase resulting from fiscal year 1993 emergency spending is eliminated.
Amendment introduced by Coverdell, R-GA.
(Rejected 46-53 on 7/21/93)
- National Service Program - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Authorize funds for the National Service program, which would provide people age 17 or older with $4,725 a year for up to two years in education awards in return for work in community service programs.
HR 2010 (National Service);
Passage: 8/3/93
Outcome: Passed 58-41
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S231
- National Service Program - Conference Report
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Final passage of National Service Trust Act.
HR 2010: The National Service Trust Act of 1993
Vote on the adoption of the conference report [final passage] to authorize funding for the National Service program. The program would give education grants to people who do community service under the bill's provisions.
(The conference report was adopted 57-40 on 9/8/93)
- National and Community Service Trust Act
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Table amendment to means-test national service educational awards.
S 919:
Vote on the motion to table an amendment to make the amount of educational awards for National Service participants dependent on a means test of the expected family contribution.
Kennedy, D-MA, motion to table Brown, R-CO, amendment.
(The tabling motion was agreed to 55-31 on 7/30/93)
- Category: Appropriations
- Cargo Preference Program
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Kill the amendment that would limit the federal cargo preference program that aids U.S. shipping lines.
HR 2750 (Fiscal 1994 Transportation Appropriations);
Motion to table: 10/5/93
Outcome: Passed 50-49
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S304
Lautenberg, D-NJ, motion to table Brown, R-CO, amendment.
- Community Development Block Grant Funding
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Table amendment to cut Community Development Block Grant funding.
HR 1335:
Vote on the motion to table an amendment that would cut $103.5 million of the $2.5 billion allocated for Community Development Block Grants.
Byrd, D-WV, motion to table Brown, R-CO, amendment.
(Motion to table agreed to 52-48 on 3/30/93)
- Rural Development Administration Funding
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Kill the amendment to prohibit funding of the seven regional offices of the Rural Development Administration after April 1, 1994.
HR 2493 (Fiscal 1993 Agriculture Appropriations);
Motion to table: 7/27/93
Outcome: Rejected 43-57
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S213
Bumpers, D-AR, motion to table Reid, D-NV amendment.
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(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Move to vote on president's economic stimulus plan.
HR 1335 (1993 Supplemental Appropriations - "Stimulus Package");
Motion to invoke Cloture (limit debate): 4/21/93
Outcome: Motion Rejected 56-43
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S105
- Category: Technology and Communication
- Space Station Termination
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Table amendment to eliminate the space station program.
HR 2491:
Vote on the motion to table an amendment to eliminate funding for the implementation of the space station program for the purposes of reducing the federal budget deficit.
Mikulski, D-MD, motion to table Bumpers, D-AR, amendment.
(The motion to table was agreed to 59-40 on 9/21/93)
- Superconducting Super Collider Termination
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Table amendment to terminate the superconducting super collider.
HR 2445:
Vote on the motion to table an amendment to reduce funding for General Science and Research activities, and to terminate the Superconducting Super Collider program for the purposes of reducing the federal budget deficit.
Johnston, D-LA, motion to table Bumpers, D-AR, amendment.
(The motion to table was agreed to 57-42 on 9/30/93; the project was later terminated by voice vote on October 27, 1993)
- Category: Congressional Affairs
- Congressional Operations Appropriations
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Table amendment to restrict use of congressional frank by Senators.
HR 2348:
Vote on the motion to table an amendment that would stop senators from using the Congressional frank to send out unsolicited mass mailings to their constituents.
Stevens, R-AK, motion to table Mack, R-FL, amendment.
(The motion to table was agreed to 48-47 on 7/23/93)
- Category: Abortion Issues
- Hyde Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Amendment to eliminate restrictions on use of federal funds for abortion.
HR 2518: Fiscal 1994 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations
Vote on an amendment to eliminate language in the appropriations bill (the Hyde Amendment) that prevents the use of federal funds to cover the cost of an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, or necessity to save the life of the mother.
(The amendment to delete the Hyde Amendment language was rejected 40-59 on 9/28/93)
- Abortion Clinic Access - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Pass abortion clinic access bill.
S 636: Abortion Clinic Access
Vote on the passage of a bill that subjects to civil and criminal penalties persons who intentionally use force, the threat of force, or physical obstruction to prevent other people from obtaining or providing pregnancy or abortion-related services, or accessing places of worship.
(Passed 69-30 on 11/16/93)
- Category: Defense
- Intelligence Spending Disclosure
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Kill the amendment to express the sense of Congress that the total amount requested and authorized for intelligence activities should be disclosed.
S 1301 (Fiscal 1994 Intelligence Authorization);
Motion to table: 11/10/93
Motion rejected 49-51
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S366
Warner, R-VA, motion to table Metzenbaum, D-OH, amendment.
- Ballistic Missile Defense Funding
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Cut the Ballistic Missile Defense program from $3.4 billion to $3 billion.
S 1298 (Fiscal 1994 Defense Authorization);
Amendment: 9/9/93
Outcome: Passed 50-48
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S251
Amendment introduced by Sasser, D-TN.
- Withdraw Troops from Somalia
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Kill the amendment to withdraw all U.S. troops from Somalia.
HR 3116 (Fiscal 1994 Defense Appropriations);
Motion to table: 10/14/93
Outcome: Passed 61-38
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S313
Thurmond, R-SC, motion to table McCain, R-AZ, amendment.
- Postpone Base Closings
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Postpone the 1995 military base closing round until 1997.
S 1298 (1994 Defense Authorization);
Amendment: 9/10/93
Outcome: Rejected 18-79
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S254
Introduced by Feinstein, D-CA.
- Terminating the Draft
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Kill a proposal to terminate the Selective Service System.
HR 2491 (Fiscal 1994 VA & HUD Appropriations);
Motion to Table: 9/21/93
Outcome: Passed 58-41
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S273
Mikulski, D-MD, motion to table Bradley, D-NJ, amendment.
- Seawolf Submarine Funding
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Kill the amendment to prohibit funding of a third Seawolf-class submarine.
HR 3116 (Fiscal 1994 Defense Appropriations);
Motion to table: 10/14/93
Outcome: Passed 52-47
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S310
Inouye, D-HI, motion to table McCain, R-AZ, amendment.
- Category: Gun Issues
- Brady Bill - Waiting Period Sunset
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Strike the provisions that abolish the 5-day waiting period 5 years after enactment of the Brady Bill.
S 414 (Brady Bill/ Handgun Waiting Period);
Amendment: 11/19/93
Rejected 43-56
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S386
Substitute amendment introduced by Metzenbaum, D-OH.
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Amendment to ban certain semi-automatic assault weapons.
S 1607:
Vote on an amendment to restrict the manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Amendment introduced by Feinstein, D-CA.
(The amendment was adopted 56-43 on 11/17/93)
- Brady Bill - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Pass Brady Bill, requiring a 5-day waiting period before purchase of a handgun.
HR 1025: The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
Vote on passage of a bill to provide for a 5-day waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, and for the establishment within a 5-year period of a national instant criminal background check system to be contacted by firearms dealers before the transfer of any firearm.
(The bill passed 63-36 on 11/20/93)
- Kill Semiautomatic Assault Weapon Ban
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Kill the amendment aimed at banning the manufacture, sale and future possession of 19 semiautomatic assault weapons.
S 1607 (Omnibus Crime Bill);
Motion to table: 11/9/93
Rejected 49-51
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S365
Dole, R-KS, motion to table Levin, D-MI, amendment.
- Category: Senior and Social Security Issues
- Social Security Benefits Taxation
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Table amendment to delete the Social Security benefit tax increase.
S 1134:
Vote on the motion to table an amendment that would delete language in the bill that made individuals earning more than $32,000 and couples earning more than $40,000 subject to an increase in the percentage of Social Security benefits subject to taxation.
Moynihan, D-NY, motion to table Lott, R-MS, amendment.
(The motion to table was agreed to 51-46 on 6/24/93)
- Unemployment Compensation Amendments - Earnings Test
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Allow consideration of amendment to repeal Social Security earnings test.
HR 3167: Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993
Procedural vote to waive the Congressional Budget Act to allow consideration of an amendment to repeal the Social Security retirement earnings test.
McCain, R-AZ, motion to waive the Budget Act.
(The motion to waive the Budget Act was rejected 46-51 on 10/27/93)
- Category: Executive Branch
- Ginsburg Supreme Court Confirmation
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Confirm Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Justice - Confirmation
Vote on confirmation of the nomination by President Clinton of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg to a seat on the Supreme Court.
(Judge Ginsburg was confirmed 96-3 on 8/3/93)
- Dr. Elders as U.S. Surgeon General
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Confirm Joycelyn Elders as Surgeon General of the U.S..
Surgeon General - Confirmation
Vote on confirmation of the nomination by President Clinton of Dr. Joycelyn Elders as Surgeon General of the United States.
(Dr. Elders was confirmed 65-34 on 9/7/93)
- Achternberg Confirmation
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Confirm Roberta Achtenberg of California as assistant secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at HUD.
5/24/93
Outcome: Confirmed 58-31
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S122
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S122
- Independent Counsel Process for Congress
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Kill the amendment to require the attorney general to use the independent counsel process for members of Congress.
S 24 (Independent Counsel Reauthorization);
Motion to table: 11/17/93
Agreed to 67-31
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S381
Cohen, R-ME, motion to table McCain, R-AZ, amendment.
- Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation - Line Item Veto
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Allow consideration of amendment to create a legislative line item veto.
S 1134: Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation
Vote on the motion to waive the Congressional Budget Act to allow consideration of an amendment to create a legislative item veto [line-item veto] by requiring separate enrollment of items in appropriations bills and tax expenditure provisions in revenue bills for the 103rd Congress.
Introduced by Bradley, D-NJ.
(The motion to waive was rejected 53-45 [3/5 vote required] on 6/24/93)
- Packwood Diaries
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Authorize the Senate legal counsel to bring civil action to enforce the Ethics Committee's subpoena of the diaries of Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore.
S Res 153 (Packwood Diaries);
Adoption of the Resolution: 11/2/93
Passed 94-6
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S348
- Category: Regulatory Issues
- Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Kill the amendment to terminate the Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor - Integral Fast Reactor Program.
HR 2445 (Fiscal 1994 Energy & Water Appropriations);
Motion to table: 9/30/93
Outcome: Passed 53-45
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S298
Johnston, D-LA, motion to table Kerry, D-MA, amendment.
- Category: Military Issues
- Gays in the Military - Congressional Approval
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Kill proposal to require congressional approve of changes in the policy banning homosexuals in the military and suspend all executive orders since Jan. 1.
S 5 (Family & Medical Leave Act);
Motion to table amendment: 2/4/93
Outcome: Passed 62-37
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S9
Mitchell, D-ME, motion to table Dole, R-KS, amendment.
- Gays in the Military - Presidential Determination
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Strike language in the bill regarding homosexuals in the military and express the sense of Congress that the policy regarding the subject should be determined by the president.
S 1298 (Fiscal 1994 Defense Authorization);
Amendment: 9/9/93
Outcome: Rejected 33-63
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S250
Amendment introduced by Boxer, D-CA.
- Category: Agriculture Issues
- Wool & Mohair Subsidies
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Kill a proposal to eliminate the wool and mohair subsidy program.
HR 2493 (Fiscal 1994 Agriculture Appropriations;
Motion to table: 9/23/93
Motion to table;
Outcome: Rejected 41-56
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S288
Introduced by Daschle, D-SD.
- Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation - Wool & Mohair
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Allow consideration of amendment to end wool and mohair price supports.
S 1134: Fiscal 1994 Budget Reconciliation
Procedural vote to waive the Congressional Budget Act to allow consideration of an amendment that would end the wool and mohair price support program.
Introduced by Bryan, D-NV.
(The motion to waive the Budget Act was rejected 52-45 [3/5 vote required] on 6/24/93)
- Category: Science and Medical Research
- The Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Project
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Kill a proposal to terminate the advanced solid rocket motor project.
HR 2491 (Fiscal 1994 VA & HUD Appropraitions);
Motion to Table: 9/22/93
Outcome: Passed 53-47
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S275
Mikulski, D-MD, motion to table Bumpers, D-AR, amendment.
- Category: Employment and Affirmative Action
- Unemployment Benefits Extension - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Provide $5.7 billion to allow for the processing of claims from March 6 through Oct. 2 for federal extended emergency unemployment benefits.
HR 920 (Unemployment Benefits Extension);
Passage: 3/3/93
Outcome: Passed 66-33
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S24
- Category: Crime Issues
- Omnibus Crime Bill - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote to pass 1993 omnibus crime bill.
HR 3355: Omnibus Crime Bill
Vote to pass the $22 billion anti-crime bill. The bill included provisions to: build prisons; hire 100,000 more police officers; allow death sentences for a number of federal crimes; ban 19 semi-automatic assault weapons; prison alternatives for people convicted of non-violent crimes; and institute three strikes and you're out provisions, among other components.
[This bill was originally S 1607]
(The bill passed 95-4 on 11/19/93)
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Amendment to replace death penalty crimes in the bill with life imprisonment.
S 1607:
Vote on an amendment to provide for the imposition of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole rather then the imposition of the death penalty in the bill.
Amendment introduced by Levin, D-MI.
(The amendment was rejected 26-73 on 11/17/93)
- Habeas Corpus Reform
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Table bill to make it harder for prisoners given death penalty in state courts to appeal in federal courts.
S 1657:
Vote to table a bill to reform the procedures for death row prisoners filing Habeas Corpus petitions with federal courts in order to attempt to challenge the sentences handed down by state courts.
Motion introduced by Biden, D-DE.
(The motion to table was agreed to 65-34 on 11/17/93)
- Teen Offenders
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Allow armed offenders 13 years or older to be prosecuted as adults for federal crimes.
S 1607 (Omnibus Crime Bill);
Amendment: 11/5/93
Passed 64-23
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S356
Introduced by Moseley-Braun, D-IL.
- Death Penalty for Minors
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Kill the amendment to prohibit the death penalty for crimes committed when an individual is under the age of 18.
S 1607 (Omnibus Crime Bill);
Motion to table: 11/8/93
Passed 52-41
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S358
Hatch, R-UT, motion to table Simon, D-IL, amendment.
- Category: Campaign Finance and Election Issues
- Moter-Voter - Passage
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Require states to allow citizens to register to vote while applying for or renewing driver's licenses or through the mail.
HR 2 (National Moter-Voter Registration);
Passage: 3/17/93
Outcome: Passed 62-37
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S38
- Campaign Finance Reform - Passage
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Pass campaign finance reform bill.
S 3:
Vote on passage of a bill that would provide publicly-funded voter communication vouchers to candidates who accept voluntary campaign spending limits, and make them not subject to a tax on campaign receipts; limit the use of soft money'; ban the bundling of campaign contributions; and ban campaigns from accepting money from Political Action Committees, among other provisions.
(The bill passed 60-38 on 6/17/93)
- Tax on Non-Complying Campaigns
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Impose a tax equal to the highest corporate rate on campaigns that do not abide by voluntary spending limits and strip most public funding from the bill.
S 3 (Campaign Finance);
Amendment: 6/16/93
Outcome:Passed 52-47
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S153
Amendment introduced by Durenberger, R-MN.
- Hatch Act Revisions - Passage
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Revise the 1939 Hatch Act to allow limited political involvement by federal workers.
HR 20 (Hatch Act Revisions);
Passage: 7/20/93
Outcome: Passed 68-31
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S201
- The National Voter Registration Act of 1993
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Final passage of motor-voter bill.
HR 2:
Vote to adopt the conference report [final passage] on the bill to allow people to register when applying for a driver's license, by mail, or at designated federal, state or non-governmental offices.
(The conference report was adopted 62-36 on 5/11/93)
- Category: Health Issues
- AIDS Immigration Ban
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Prohibit the permanent immigration of persons infected with the AIDS virus.
S 1 (National Institutes of health Reauthorization);
Amendment: 2/18/93
Outcome: Passed 76-23
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S13
Introduced by Nickles, R-OK.
- Category: Government Reform
- Lobbying Disclosure - Passage
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Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Require all professional lobbyists to register, identify their clients, and disclose how much they are paid and on which issues they lobby.
S 349 (Lobbying Disclosure);
Passage: 5/6/93
Outcome: Passed 95-2
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1993 - S116