Roll Call Vote #113 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Jul 13, 1989, 2:29 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 252 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization Amendments of 1989) (S. 358)
Amendment S.Amdt. 252 (To increase the number of business sponsored immigrants.)
Amendment Agreed to (78-21)
78 Yea
21 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
43 Yea / 11 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
35 Yea / 10 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Quentin Burdick (Democrat–ND) 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 -
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 -
Gordon Humphrey (Republican–NH) 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 -
Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) 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
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 78
- Brock Adams (WA)
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- H. John Heinz, III (PA)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- James McClure (ID)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Nay 21
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
Not Voting 1
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
Other Votes on S. 358
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Vote #104 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 239 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …Amendment Agreed to (97-0) Jul 11, 1989
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Vote #106 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 240 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …Amendment Rejected (27-71) Jul 12, 1989
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Vote #107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 244 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …Amendment Agreed to (61-38) Jul 12, 1989
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Vote #108 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 246 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …Amendment Rejected (43-56) Jul 12, 1989
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Vote #109 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 238 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …Amendment Agreed to (62-36) Jul 12, 1989
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Vote #110 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 251 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …Amendment Rejected (43-56) Jul 13, 1989
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Vote #111 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 250 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization …Amendment Agreed to (93-6) Jul 13, 1989
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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
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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
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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
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).