Roll Call Vote #148 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Jul 27, 1989, 9:17 PM (ET)
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 500 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991) (S. 1352)
Amendment S.Amdt. 500 (To reduce funds for the SDI program and increase funds for certain other programs.)
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-47)
50 Yea
47 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
13 Yea / 41 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 45 senators
37 Yea / 6 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Albert Gore, Jr. (Democrat–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
H. John Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 50
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Nay 47
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- H. John Heinz, III (PA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 3
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
- James McClure (ID)
Other Votes on S. 1352
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Vote #140 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 392 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization Act for…Amendment Agreed to (91-0) Jul 24, 1989
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Vote #141 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 400 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization Act for…Amendment Agreed to (98-1) Jul 25, 1989
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Vote #142 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 400 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization Act for…Amendment Agreed to (99-0) Jul 25, 1989
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Vote #143 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 401 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization Act for…Amendment Agreed to (98-1) Jul 25, 1989
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Vote #149 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 524 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization Act for…Amendment Agreed to (99-0) Jul 31, 1989
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Vote #150 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 471 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization A…Motion to Table Agreed to (50-49) Jul 31, 1989
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Vote #151 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 518 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization Act for…Amendment Agreed to (94-5) Jul 31, 1989
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Vote #152 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 535 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization A…Motion to Table Agreed to (61-39) Aug 1, 1989
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Vote #153 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 472 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization Act for…Amendment Agreed to (93-7) Aug 1, 1989
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Vote #154 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 486 to S. 1352 (National Defense Authorization A…Motion to Table Agreed to (73-27) Aug 1, 1989
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).