What was the result of Senate roll call vote 221 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 29, 1989 ended "Motion to Table Failed (41-50)", 41-50. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 900 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1990) (H.R. 2991).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 221?

41 senators voted Yea and 50 voted Nay. 9 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 221 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 34-17 and Republicans voted 7-33. 24 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #221 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Sep 29, 1989, 2:48 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 900 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1990) (H.R. 2991)

Amendment S.Amdt. 900 (To prohibit the use of certain funds to count illegal aliens in the U.S. for purposes of reapportionment.)

Motion to Table Failed (41-50)

41 Yea

50 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

34 Yea / 17 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

7 Yea / 33 Nay

5 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Quentin Burdick (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) 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 Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) 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
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Terry Sanford (Democrat–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Pete Wilson (Republican–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 41

Nay 50

Not Voting 9

Other Votes on H.R. 2991

Vote #218 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 895 to S.Amdt. 894 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerc…

Amendment Agreed to (65-31) Sep 29, 1989
Vote #219 On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA)

Motion Agreed to (74-22) Sep 29, 1989
Vote #220 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 899 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerce Appropr…

Motion to Table Agreed to (74-20) Sep 29, 1989
Vote #278 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1074 to H.R. 2991 (Department of Commerce Appropriatio…

Amendment Agreed to (53-45) Oct 31, 1989
Vote #280 On the Motion to Table H.R. 2991

Motion to Table Agreed to (53-45) Nov 1, 1989

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