What follows is the second of several 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 years,
1989, 1990, and 1991. Both 1989 and 1990 are documented by Vote Smart as having only a single
Key Vote for the Senator, while 1991 has many more, and is comparable to 1988, which was documented in the
first entry in this diary series.
All other entries:
1988,
1989,
1990,
1991,
1992,
1993,
1994,
1995,
1996,
1997,
1998,
1999,
2000,
2001,
2002
2003,
2004.
Thanks to
Project Vote Smart for their excellent information and for their time and effort to compile it. This diary simply summarizes their excellent work.
Summary for 1989
- Category: Congressional Affairs
- The Government Ethics Reform Act of 1989
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry votedNO.
HR 3660:
Vote on a substitute amendment to give senators a pay raise, but not as much as members of the House received under the pay and ethics changes, and decrease the amount of honoraria senators can accept.
Substitute amendment introduced by Mitchell, D-ME.
(The substitute amendment was adopted 56-43 on 11/17/89)
Summary for 1990- Category: Budget Spending and Taxes
- Fiscal 1991 Budget Reconciliation Act - Conference
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Final passage of 1991 Budget Reconciliation Act.
HR 5835: Fiscal 1991 Budget Reconciliation Act
Vote on the adoption of the conference report [final passage] to reduce the deficit by $236 billion over 5 years -- $137 billion over 5 years from raising taxes, the rest from entitlement cuts -- and cut $184 billion in appropriations. The bill also changed the deficit reduction process.
(The conference report was adopted 54-45 on 10/27/90)
Summary for 1991- Category: Transportation Issues
- Surface Transportation - Conference Report
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Final passage of the 1991 Surface Transportation Act, funding highways and mass transit programs.
HR 2950:
Vote on the adoption of the conference report [final version] of the bill to authorize $119.5 billion for highways and $31.5 billion for mass transit programs for 1992-1997, giving states more control over transportation allocations.
(The conference report was adopted 79-8 on 11/27/91)
- Interstate Maintenance - Tabling Motion
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote to table or kill an amendment to retain the federal share for Interstate maintenance.
S 1204: Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Vote to table or kill an amendment retaining the current 90 percent federal share for Interstate maintenance and 80 percent from bridge projects.
Tabling motion introduced by Moynihan, D-NY, Amendment introduced by Lott, R-MS.
(Tabling motion passed 53-44 on 6/19/91)
- Category: Trade Issues
- MFN for China in 1992 - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a bill that would keep the president from granting China a conditional Most Favored Nation status.
HR 2212: Conditional MFN for China in 1992
Vote on a bill that would keep the President from granting China most favored nation status for the following year, unless he reports that China has accounted for and released all political prisoners and made progress in human rights, among other conditions.
Bill introduced by Mitchell, D-ME
(Bill passed 55-44 on 7/23/91)
- Category: Family and Children Issues
- Employee Unpaid Leave - Substitute Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a Substitute Amendment raising the number of hours required that an employee must work in order to be eligible for unpaid leave in the event of a birth, adoption, or serious illness of a child.
S 5: Family and Medical Leave Act
Vote on a Substitute Amendment raising the number of hours required that an employee must work in order to be eligible for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth, adoption, or serious illness of the worker or an immediate family member.
Substitute Amendment introduced by Bond, R-MO
(Substitute Amendment passed 65-32 on 10/2/91)
- Category: Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
- Gulf War Authorization - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote on the passage of a joint resolution to permit military force in Iraq under specific Congressional instructions.
S Joint Res 2: Use of Force against Iraq
Vote on the passage of a joint resolution to permit military force in Iraq if Iraq does not withdraw from Kuwait and comply with U.N. Security Council resolutions by Jan. 15. The resolution authorizes the use of force and expending funds under the War Powers Act and requires the president to file a report with Congress every 60 days on the efforts to force Iraq to comply with U.N. Resolutions.
Joint Resolution introduced by Warner, R-VA
(Resolution passed 52-47 on 1/12/91)
- MFN for China in 1992 - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a bill that would keep the president from granting China a conditional Most Favored Nation status.
HR 2212: Conditional MFN for China in 1992
Vote on a bill that would keep the President from granting China most favored nation status for the following year, unless he reports that China has accounted for and released all political prisoners and made progress in human rights, among other conditions.
Bill introduced by Mitchell, D-ME
(Bill passed 55-44 on 7/23/91)
- Category: Budget Spending and Taxes
- Low-Cost Banking Services
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Require banks to provide low-cost banking services to low-income individuals.
S 543 (Banking Reform);
Motion to table [kill] amendment: 11/19/91
Outcome: Rejected 34-62 [Cochran amendment then adopted by voice vote.]
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S257
Reigle, D-MI, motion to table Cochran, R-MS, amendment.
- Resolution Trust Corporation [RTC] Funding - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Spend an additional $30 billion to close failed savings and loans.
S 419 (RTC Funding);
Passage: 3/7/91
Outcome: Passed 69-30
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S25
- Interstate Maintenance - Tabling Motion
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote to table or kill an amendment to retain the federal share for Interstate maintenance.
S 1204: Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Vote to table or kill an amendment retaining the current 90 percent federal share for Interstate maintenance and 80 percent from bridge projects.
Tabling motion introduced by Moynihan, D-NY, Amendment introduced by Lott, R-MS.
(Tabling motion passed 53-44 on 6/19/91)
- Resolution Trust Corporation [RTC] Funding - Final Pass
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Spend an additional $25 billion to close failed savings and loans.
HR 3435 (RTC Funding);
Final Passage: 11/27/91
Outcome: Passed 44-33
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S280
- Credit Card Interest Rates
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Limit credit card interest rate.
S 543 (Banking Reform);
Amendment: 11/27/91
Outcome: Passed 74-19
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S251
Amendment introduced by D'Amato, R-NY.
- Temporary Waiving of the Budget Act - Motion
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a motion to waive the Budget Act to take back budget authority in the Defense Department.
HR 2707: Fiscal 1992 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations
Vote on a motion to waive the Budget act to take back $3.148 billion in budget authority from unobligated balances in Defense Department accounts from fiscal 1988-91, and transfer the $3.148 billion to domestic programs.
Motion introduced by Harkin, D-IA
(Motion failed 28-69 on 9/10/91)
- Category: Environmental Issues
- Federal Facility Compliance Act - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Allow Environmental Protection Agency to enforce environmental laws against federal facilities.
HR 2194 (Federal Facility Compliance Act);
Passage: 10/24/91
Outcome: Passed 94-3
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S230
- Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Cloture
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote to invoke Cloture [limiting debate] on a motion to proceed to the bill allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
S 1220: National Energy Policy
Vote to invoke Cloture [limiting debate] on a motion to proceed to the bill allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, require that federal and private vehicle fleets use alternative fuels and direct the Secretary of Transportation to adopt corporate average fuel economy standards [CAFÉ], and enact other programs related to energy production and consumption.
Cloture Motion introduced by Mitchell, D-ME, Bill introduced by Johnston, D-LA
(Motion failed 50-44 on 11/1/91)
- Category: Appropriations
- Senatorial Pay Raise and Honoraria Ban - Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote on an amendment to raise the pay for members of the senate and ban senator's honoraria.
HR 2506: Fiscal 1992 Legislative Branch Appropriations
Vote on an amendment to raise the pay for senators from $101,900 to $125,100. The amendment would also ban senator's honoraria and limit outside earned income to 15 percent of a senator's base pay.
Amendment introduced by Byrd, D-WV
(Amendment passed 53-45 on 7/17/91)
- Women in Combat Pilot Positions - Tabling Motion
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote to table or kill an amendment repealing the law prohibiting women from flying in combat positions.
S 1507: Fiscal 1992-93 Defense Authorization
Vote to table or kill an amendment repealing the 1948 law that prohibits woman from flying in combat pilot positions.
Tabling motion introduced by Glenn, D-OH
(Tabling motion failed 30-69 on 7/31/99)
- Temporary Waiving of the Budget Act - Motion
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a motion to waive the Budget Act to take back budget authority in the Defense Department.
HR 2707: Fiscal 1992 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations
Vote on a motion to waive the Budget act to take back $3.148 billion in budget authority from unobligated balances in Defense Department accounts from fiscal 1988-91, and transfer the $3.148 billion to domestic programs.
Motion introduced by Harkin, D-IA
(Motion failed 28-69 on 9/10/91)
- Super Collider - Tabling Motion
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote to table or kill an amendment eliminating the funding for the Superconducting Super Collider
HR 2427: Fiscal 1992 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
Vote to table or kil an amendment that would eliminate the funding for the Superconducting Super Collider by reducing the bill's funding level for the General Science and Research Activites account by $508,700,000.
Tabling motion introduced by Johnson, D-LA, Amendment introduced by Bumpers, D-AR
(Tabling Motion passed 67-32 on 6/28/91)
- Strategic Stability with the Soviet Union
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on an amendment that would show it is the United States' goal to maintain strategic stability with the Soviet Union.
S 1507: Fiscal 1992-93 Defense Authorization
Vote on an amendment that would show it is the United States' goal to maintain strategic stability with the Soviet Union while at the same time deploying an anti-ballistic missile system with one or more ground based sites and space-based sensors. The amendment would also clarify that current actions by the U.S. are treaty compliant.
Amendment introduced by Bingham, D-NM
(Amendment failed 43-56 on 7/31/99)
- Category: Technology and Communication
- Super Collider - Tabling Motion
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote to table or kill an amendment eliminating the funding for the Superconducting Super Collider
HR 2427: Fiscal 1992 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
Vote to table or kil an amendment that would eliminate the funding for the Superconducting Super Collider by reducing the bill's funding level for the General Science and Research Activites account by $508,700,000.
Tabling motion introduced by Johnson, D-LA, Amendment introduced by Bumpers, D-AR
(Tabling Motion passed 67-32 on 6/28/91)
- Nuclear Disarmament - Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on an amendment authorizing defense funds to assist the Soviet Union with the dismantlement of nuclear weapons.
HR 3807: CFE Treaty Implementation
Vote on an amendment authorizing $500 million in defense funds to assist the Soviet Union and all of its republics with the dismantlement of nuclear, chemical, and other weapons.
Amendment introduced by Nunn, D-GA, Bill introduced by Fascell, D-FL
(Amendment passed 86-8 on 11/25/91)
- Category: Labor
- Extending Unemployment Benefits - Conference Report
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a Conference Report that would give additional funding for unemployment benefits based on a state's unemployment rate.
S 1722: Unemployment Benefits Extension
Vote on a Conference Report that would give an estimated $6.4 billion for up to 20 additional weeks of unemployment benefits based on a state's unemployment rate. The report designates the spending as an emergency and would not require a presidential declaration to be exempt for the budget agreement limits.
Bill introduced by Bentsen, D-TX
(Conference Report passed 65-35 on 10/1/91)
- Employee Unpaid Leave - Substitute Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a Substitute Amendment raising the number of hours required that an employee must work in order to be eligible for unpaid leave in the event of a birth, adoption, or serious illness of a child.
S 5: Family and Medical Leave Act
Vote on a Substitute Amendment raising the number of hours required that an employee must work in order to be eligible for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth, adoption, or serious illness of the worker or an immediate family member.
Substitute Amendment introduced by Bond, R-MO
(Substitute Amendment passed 65-32 on 10/2/91)
- Category: Congressional Affairs
- Senatorial Pay Raise and Honoraria Ban - Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote on an amendment to raise the pay for members of the senate and ban senator's honoraria.
HR 2506: Fiscal 1992 Legislative Branch Appropriations
Vote on an amendment to raise the pay for senators from $101,900 to $125,100. The amendment would also ban senator's honoraria and limit outside earned income to 15 percent of a senator's base pay.
Amendment introduced by Byrd, D-WV
(Amendment passed 53-45 on 7/17/91)
- Category: Abortion Issues
- Abortion Counselling - Conference Report
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Pass bill that included permitting abortion counseling in federally funded clinics.
HR 2707 (Fiscal 92 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations);
Conference Report (Final Passage): 11/7/91
Outcome: Passed 73-24
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S246
- Parental Consent
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Require federally-funded clinics to obtain parental consent for a minor's abortion.
HR 2707 (Fiscal 92 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations);
Amendment: 9/11/91
Outcome: Passed 92-8
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S186
Amendment introduced by Kassebaum, R-KS.
- Category: Defense
- Strategic Stability with the Soviet Union
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on an amendment that would show it is the United States' goal to maintain strategic stability with the Soviet Union.
S 1507: Fiscal 1992-93 Defense Authorization
Vote on an amendment that would show it is the United States' goal to maintain strategic stability with the Soviet Union while at the same time deploying an anti-ballistic missile system with one or more ground based sites and space-based sensors. The amendment would also clarify that current actions by the U.S. are treaty compliant.
Amendment introduced by Bingham, D-NM
(Amendment failed 43-56 on 7/31/99)
- B-2 Bomber
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Discontinue production of B-2 bomber.
S 1507 (Fiscal 92-93 Defense Authorization);
Amendment: 8/1/91
Outcome: Rejected 42-57
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S174
Amendment introduced by Leahy, D-VT.
- Nuclear Disarmament - Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on an amendment authorizing defense funds to assist the Soviet Union with the dismantlement of nuclear weapons.
HR 3807: CFE Treaty Implementation
Vote on an amendment authorizing $500 million in defense funds to assist the Soviet Union and all of its republics with the dismantlement of nuclear, chemical, and other weapons.
Amendment introduced by Nunn, D-GA, Bill introduced by Fascell, D-FL
(Amendment passed 86-8 on 11/25/91)
- Women in Combat Pilot Positions - Tabling Motion
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
1991 167 Defense Policy/Appropriations-Women in Combat Pilot Positions - Tabling Motion
Vote to table or kill an amendment repealing the law prohibiting women from flying in combat positions.
S 1507: Fiscal 1992-93 Defense Authorization
Vote to table or kill an amendment repealing the 1948 law that prohibits woman from flying in combat pilot positions.
Tabling motion introduced by Glenn, D-OH
(Tabling motion failed 30-69 on 7/31/99)
- Category: Gun Issues
- Handgun Waiting Period - Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on an amendment requiring a five business day waiting period before purchasing a handgun.
S 1241: Crime Bill
Vote on an amendment requiring a five business day waiting period before purchasing a handgun. During the waiting period a background check of the prospective buyer would be conducted and would also require the Attorney General within six months of enactment to select a system and computer software for a National Instant Check program that within five years would be able to provide a record of criminal activity.
Amendment introduced by Dole, R-KS
(Amendment passed 67-32 on 6/28/91)
- Category: Senior and Social Security Issues
- Social Security Payroll Tax
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Kill amendment to allow cut in Social Security payroll tax.
S Con Res 29 (Fiscal 1992 Budget Resolution);
Tabling Motion: 4/24/91
Outcome: Passed 60-38
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S46
Domenici, R-NM, motion to table Moynihan, D-NY, amendment.
- Category: Executive Branch
- Thomas Confirmation
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote on the confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Vote on confirmation of President Bush's nomination of Clarence Thomas to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
(Judge Thomas was confirmed 52-48 on 10/15/91)
- Robert Gates Confirmation
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote on the confirmation of President Bush's nomination of Robert Gates of Virginia to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
(Nomination confirmed 64-31 on 11/5/91)
- Category: Civil Rights
- Discrimination Lawsuits - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a bill making it easier to sue employers for discrimination and allow women, religious minorities, and the disabled to win damages for intentional discrimination.
S 1745: Civil Rights Act of 1991
Vote on a bill making it easier to sue employers for discrimination and allow women, religious minorities and rthe disabled to win compensatory and punitive damages for intentional discrimination. This is accomplished mainly by reversing several recent Supreme Court decisions and expanding Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Bill introduced by Danforth, R-MO
(Bill passed 93-5 on 10/30/91)
- Category: Regulatory Issues
- Extending Unemployment Benefits - Conference Report
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a Conference Report that would give additional funding for unemployment benefits based on a state's unemployment rate.
S 1722: Unemployment Benefits Extension
Vote on a Conference Report that would give an estimated $6.4 billion for up to 20 additional weeks of unemployment benefits based on a state's unemployment rate. The report designates the spending as an emergency and would not require a presidential declaration to be exempt for the budget agreement limits.
Bill introduced by Bentsen, D-TX
(Conference Report passed 65-35 on 10/1/91)
- Category: Agriculture Issues
- Dairy Price Supports
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Increase dairy price support to $11.10 per hundred-weight from $10.10 per hundred-weight.
H Joint Res 157 (Fiscal '92 Supplemental Appropriations)
Amendment: 11/22/91
Outcome: Rejected 47-51
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S266
Amendment introduced by Leahy, D-VT.
- Category: Legal Issues
- Discrimination Lawsuits - Passage
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a bill making it easier to sue employers for discrimination and allow women, religious minorities, and the disabled to win damages for intentional discrimination.
S 1745: Civil Rights Act of 1991
Vote on a bill making it easier to sue employers for discrimination and allow women, religious minorities and rthe disabled to win compensatory and punitive damages for intentional discrimination. This is accomplished mainly by reversing several recent Supreme Court decisions and expanding Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Bill introduced by Danforth, R-MO
(Bill passed 93-5 on 10/30/91)
- Category: Energy Issues
- Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Cloture
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Vote to invoke Cloture [limiting debate] on a motion to proceed to the bill allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
S 1220: National Energy Policy
Vote to invoke Cloture [limiting debate] on a motion to proceed to the bill allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, require that federal and private vehicle fleets use alternative fuels and direct the Secretary of Transportation to adopt corporate average fuel economy standards [CAFÉ], and enact other programs related to energy production and consumption.
Cloture Motion introduced by Mitchell, D-ME, Bill introduced by Johnston, D-LA
(Motion failed 50-44 on 11/1/91)
- Category: Crime Issues
- Search and Seizure
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Broaden prosecutors' abilty to use illegally seized evidence at trial.
S 1241 (Crime Bill);
Amendment: 6/25/91
Outcome: Rejected 43-54
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S104
Amendment introduced by Thurmond, R-SC.
- Death Row [Habeus Corpus] Appeals
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Limit death-row prisoners' ability to seek federal-court review of state-court sentences.
S 1241 (Crime Bill);
Amendment: 6/26/91
Outcome: Passed 58-40
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S108
Amendment introduced by Hatch, R-UT.
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(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Anti-crime bill with death penalty for additional federal crimes and an assault-weapon ban.
S 1241 (Crime Bill);
Passage: 7/11/91
Outcome: Passed 71-26
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S125
- Racial Statistics and Death Row Appeals
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Disallow prisoners from raising certain race-bias claims on death-sentence court appeals.
S 1241 (Crime Bill);
Amendment: 6/20/91
Outcome: Passed 55-41
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S102
Amendment introduced by Mitchell, D-ME.
- Handgun Waiting Period - Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on an amendment requiring a five business day waiting period before purchasing a handgun.
S 1241: Crime Bill
Vote on an amendment requiring a five business day waiting period before purchasing a handgun. During the waiting period a background check of the prospective buyer would be conducted and would also require the Attorney General within six months of enactment to select a system and computer software for a National Instant Check program that within five years would be able to provide a record of criminal activity.
Amendment introduced by Dole, R-KS
(Amendment passed 67-32 on 6/28/91)
- Death Penalty
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Provide life imprisonment in lieu of death sentence in certain drug cases.
S 1241 (Crime Bill)
Amendment: 6/25/91
Outcome: Rejected 30-68
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S106
Amendment introduced by Biden, D-DE.
- Category: Arts and Humanities
- NEA Funding
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted NO.
Prohibit federal funding for patently offensive art projects.
HR 2686 (Fiscal 92 Interior Appropriations);
Amendment: 9/19/91
Outcome: Passed 68-28
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S197
Amendment introduced by Helms, R-NC.
- Category: Health Issues
- AIDS Disclosure
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Require health-care workers with AIDS virus to disclose fact to patients.
HR 2622 (Fiscal 1992 Treasury-Postal Appropriations);
Amendment: 7/18/91
Outcome: Passed 81-18
Congressional Quarterly Number: 1991 - S136
Amendment introduced by Helms, R-NC.
- Employee Unpaid Leave - Substitute Amendment
(Complete Information)
Senator John Forbes Kerry voted YES.
Vote on a Substitute Amendment raising the number of hours required that an employee must work in order to be eligible for unpaid leave in the event of a birth, adoption, or serious illness of a child.
S 5: Family and Medical Leave Act
Vote on a Substitute Amendment raising the number of hours required that an employee must work in order to be eligible for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth, adoption, or serious illness of the worker or an immediate family member.
Substitute Amendment introduced by Bond, R-MO
(Substitute Amendment passed 65-32 on 10/2/91)