To provide for the death penalty for homicides involving firearms.

On Jun 26, 1991, the Senate voted 65–33 on “On the Amendment” (S 1241). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 31–25, Republicans 34–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 33 members voted against their own party.

During the 102nd Congress (1991–1992), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Amendment Agreed to
Yes: 65
No: 33
Did not vote: 4
Date: Jun 26, 1991

By party

Republicans34 yes · 8 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats31 yes · 25 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted no
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN voted no
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To provide for the death penalty for…: Senate Vote, Jun 26, 1991,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/102-S-109/to-provide-for-the-death-penalty-for-homicides-involving (accessed 2026-10-17).