Roll Call Vote #131 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Jul 20, 1989, 3:12 PM (ET)
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 270 to S. 1160 (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990)
Amendment S.Amdt. 270 (To prohibit negotiations with terrorists responsible for the murder, injury, or kidnapping of an American citizen.)
How the Parties Voted
47 Yea / 5 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
26 Yea / 16 Nay
Majority position: Yea
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Conrad Burns (Republican–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Coats (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Henry Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Kasten, Jr. (Republican–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Chester Lott (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Donald Nickles (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Steven Symms (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Thurmond (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Pete Wilson (Republican–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 75
- Brock Adams (WA)
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Nay 23
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Henry Heinz, III (PA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Not Voting 2
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
- James Sanford (NC)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).