What was the result of Senate roll call vote 109 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 12, 1989 ended "Amendment Agreed to (62-36)", 62-36. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 238 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization Amendments of 1989) (S. 358).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 109?

62 senators voted Yea and 36 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 109 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 37-17 and Republicans voted 25-19. 36 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #109 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Jul 12, 1989, 6:54 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 238 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization Amendments of 1989) (S. 358)

Amendment S.Amdt. 238 (To prevent the reduction of family preference immigration below the level set in current law.)

Amendment Agreed to (62-36)

62 Yea

36 Nay

← Vote #108 Vote #110 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

37 Yea / 17 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

25 Yea / 19 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

William Armstrong (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Conrad Burns (Republican–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Dole (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Gordon Humphrey (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Trent Lott (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
George Mitchell (Democrat–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Frank Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Sasser (Democrat–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Strom Thurmond (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 62

Nay 36

Not Voting 2

Daniel Coats (IN)
Spark Matsunaga (HI)

Other Votes on S. 358

Vote #104 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 239 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …

Amendment Agreed to (97-0) Jul 11, 1989
Vote #106 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 240 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …

Amendment Rejected (27-71) Jul 12, 1989
Vote #107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 244 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …

Amendment Agreed to (61-38) Jul 12, 1989
Vote #108 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 246 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …

Amendment Rejected (43-56) Jul 12, 1989
Vote #110 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 251 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …

Amendment Rejected (43-56) Jul 13, 1989
Vote #111 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 250 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …

Amendment Agreed to (93-6) Jul 13, 1989
Vote #112 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 254 to S.Amdt. 252 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 …

Amendment Rejected (22-77) Jul 13, 1989
Vote #113 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 252 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …

Amendment Agreed to (78-21) Jul 13, 1989
Vote #114 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 255 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturaliz…

Motion to Table Failed (41-58) Jul 13, 1989
Vote #115 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 255 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturaliz…

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-43) Jul 13, 1989

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