What was the result of Senate roll call vote 224 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 5, 1989 ended "Motion to Table Failed (31-69)", 31-69. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 951 to H.R. 2978 (Flag Protection Act of 1989) (H.R. 2978).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 224?

31 senators voted Yea and 69 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 224 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 31-24 and Republicans voted 0-45. 24 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #224 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Oct 5, 1989, 10:39 AM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 951 to H.R. 2978 (Flag Protection Act of 1989) (H.R. 2978)

Amendment S.Amdt. 951 (To prevent the defiling of the American flag.)

Motion to Table Failed (31-69)

31 Yea

69 Nay

← Vote #223 Vote #225 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

31 Yea / 24 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

0 Yea / 45 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) 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
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
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
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
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) 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 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
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
James Sasser (Democrat–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 31

Nay 69

Other Votes on H.R. 2978

Vote #225 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 951 to H.R. 2978 (Flag Protection Act of 1989)

Amendment Agreed to (76-24) Oct 5, 1989
Vote #226 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 952 to H.R. 2978 (Flag Protection Act of 1989)

Motion to Table Agreed to (53-47) Oct 5, 1989
Vote #227 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2978

Bill Passed (91-9) Oct 5, 1989

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

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