What was the result of Senate roll call vote 231 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 5, 1989 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (75-24)", 75-24. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 912 to S. 1711 (No short title on file) (S. 1711).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 231?

75 senators voted Yea and 24 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 231 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 54-1 and Republicans voted 21-23. 22 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #231 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Oct 5, 1989, 9:48 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 912 to S. 1711 (No short title on file) (S. 1711)

Amendment S.Amdt. 912 (To require drug testing for applicants for title IV, Social Security Act benefits aid to families with dependent children.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (75-24)

75 Yea

24 Nay

← Vote #230 Vote #232 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

54 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

21 Yea / 23 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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
Daniel Coats (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cochran (Republican–MS) 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
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
H. John Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 75

Nay 24

Not Voting 1

Gordon Humphrey (NH)

Other Votes on S. 1711

Vote #228 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 935 to S.Amdt. 924 to S. 1711 (No short title on…

Motion to Table Agreed to (74-25) Oct 5, 1989
Vote #229 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 954 to S.Amdt. 924 to S. 1711 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (99-1) Oct 5, 1989
Vote #230 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 956 to S. 1711 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (52-48) Oct 5, 1989
Vote #232 On Passage of the Bill S. 1711

Bill Passed (100-0) Oct 5, 1989

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

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