Roll Call Vote #164 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Aug 3, 1989, 3:43 PM (ET)
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 667 to S. 686 (Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act of 1989)
Amendment S.Amdt. 667 (To provide for strict liability.)
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-48)
52 Yea
48 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 54 senators
31 Yea / 23 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Republican 42 senators
20 Yea / 22 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Brock Adams (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Armstrong (Republican–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Conrad Burns (Republican–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Alan Cranston (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
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 -
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Albert Gore, Jr. (Democrat–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Henry Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Gordon Humphrey (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Spark Matsunaga (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James McClure (Republican–ID) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Donald Nickles (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Donald Riegle, Jr. (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Steven Symms (Republican–ID) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Malcolm Wallop (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Timothy Wirth (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 52
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- David Boren (OK)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Henry Heinz, III (PA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- James McClure (ID)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- James Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 48
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Chuck Grassley
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).