What was the result of Senate roll call vote 218 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 29, 1989 ended "Amendment Agreed to (65-31)", 65-31. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 895 to S.Amdt. 894 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1990).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 218?

65 senators voted Yea and 31 voted Nay. 4 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 218 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 50-2 and Republicans voted 14-27. 16 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #218 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Sep 29, 1989, 11:03 AM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 895 to S.Amdt. 894 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1990)

Amendment S.Amdt. 895 (Expressing the sense of the Senate instructing the conferees on H.R. 2788 to include language as follows: None of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used to promote, disseminate, or produce obscene materials, including but not limited to obscene depiction of sadomasochism, homo-eroticism, the sexual exploitation of children, or individuals engaged in sexual intercourse.)

Amendment Agreed to (65-31)

65 Yea

31 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 54 senators

50 Yea / 2 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 42 senators

14 Yea / 27 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Rudy Boschwitz (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Henry Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 895 to S.Amdt. 894 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1990)

How the Parties Voted

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 65

Nay 31

Not Voting 4