Roll Call Vote #123 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Jul 19, 1989, 3:20 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 290 to S.Amdt. 289 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990) (S. 1160)
Amendment S.Amdt. 290 (To limit political appointments to the position of US Ambassador to 30%.)
Amendment Rejected (38-61)
38 Yea
61 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
36 Yea / 18 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
2 Yea / 43 Nay
Majority position: Nay
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 -
David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dennis DeConcini (Democrat–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Wyche Fowler, Jr. (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
George Mitchell (Democrat–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 38
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Nay 61
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- H. John Heinz, III (PA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Not Voting 1
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
Other Votes on S. 1160
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Vote #118 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 271 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, F…Amendment Agreed to (81-10) Jul 14, 1989
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Vote #119 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 268 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, F…Amendment Agreed to (57-42) Jul 18, 1989
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Vote #120 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 279 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, F…Amendment Agreed to (99-0) Jul 18, 1989
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Vote #121 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 278 to S.Amdt. 277 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Autho…Amendment Rejected (37-62) Jul 18, 1989
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Vote #122 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 277 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, F…Amendment Rejected (20-79) Jul 18, 1989
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Vote #124 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 295 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, F…Amendment Agreed to (99-0) Jul 19, 1989
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Vote #125 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 303 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization …Motion to Table Failed (37-62) Jul 19, 1989
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Vote #126 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 315 to S.Amdt. 314 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations…Motion to Table Failed (25-71) Jul 19, 1989
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Vote #127 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 327 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, F…Amendment Agreed to (94-0) Jul 19, 1989
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Vote #129 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 333 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization …Motion to Table Failed (13-82) Jul 20, 1989
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).