What was the result of Senate roll call vote 163 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Aug 3, 1989 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (51-48)", 51-48. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 669 to S. 686 (Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act of 1989) (S. 686).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 163?

51 senators voted Yea and 48 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 163 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 16-39 and Republicans voted 35-9. 25 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #163 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Aug 3, 1989, 1:37 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 669 to S. 686 (Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act of 1989) (S. 686)

Amendment S.Amdt. 669 (To require double hulls on new tankers operating in U.S. waters.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (51-48)

51 Yea

48 Nay

← Vote #162 Vote #164 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

16 Yea / 39 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Republican 45 senators

35 Yea / 9 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Rudy Boschwitz (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Glenn, Jr. (Democrat–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
George Mitchell (Democrat–ME) 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
Pete Wilson (Republican–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 51

Nay 48

Not Voting 1

Gordon Humphrey (NH)

Other Votes on S. 686

Vote #164 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 667 to S. 686 (Oil Pollution Liability and Compe…

Motion to Table Agreed to (52-48) Aug 3, 1989
Vote #165 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 670 to S. 686 (Oil Pollution Liability and Compe…

Motion to Table Agreed to (72-28) Aug 3, 1989
Vote #167 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 676 to S. 686 (Oil Pollution Liability and Compe…

Motion to Table Failed (34-66) Aug 3, 1989
Vote #168 On Passage of the Bill S. 686

Bill Passed (99-0) Aug 4, 1989

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

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