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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.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (75-23)
75 Yea
23 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 54 senators

47 Yea / 5 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 42 senators

26 Yea / 16 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 75

Nay 23

Not Voting 2

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