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Roll Call Vote #114 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Jul 13, 1989, 4:04 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 255 to S. 358 (Immigration Act of 1989 Naturalization Amendments of 1989)

Amendment S.Amdt. 255 (To prevent distortions in the reapportionment of the House of Representatives caused by the use of census population figures which include illegal aliens.)

Motion to Table Failed (41-58)
41 Yea
58 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 54 senators

32 Yea / 21 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 42 senators

8 Yea / 34 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 41

Nay 58

Not Voting 1

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).