Roll Call Vote #165 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Aug 3, 1989, 4:43 PM (ET)
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 670 to S. 686 (Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act of 1989)
Amendment S.Amdt. 670 (To establish a Wetlands Protection, Restoration, and Enhancement Fund to preserve, protect, enhance, restore, or create coastal wetlands.)
Motion to Table Agreed to (72-28)
72 Yea
28 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 54 senators
32 Yea / 22 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Republican 42 senators
36 Yea / 6 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Wyche Fowler, Jr. (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Albert Gore, Jr. (Democrat–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–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 Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Chester Lott (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James McClure (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Sanford (Democrat–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Pete Wilson (Republican–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Timothy Wirth (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 72
- Brock Adams (WA)
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Henry Heinz, III (PA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- 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)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 28
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- James McClure (ID)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- James Sanford (NC)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).