Roll Call Vote #235 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Oct 6, 1989, 1:57 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 986 to S. 1726 (No short title on file)
Amendment S.Amdt. 986 (To provide for a modified benefit package for individuals having private insurance.)
Amendment Rejected (25-74)
25 Yea
74 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 54 senators
17 Yea / 36 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 42 senators
5 Yea / 37 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Brock Adams (Democrat–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dennis DeConcini (Democrat–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Donald Nickles (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Donald Riegle, Jr. (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Sanford (Democrat–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Malcolm Wallop (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 25
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- David Boren (OK)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Chuck Grassley
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mitch McConnell
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- James Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
Nay 74
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- 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)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Henry Heinz, III (PA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- James McClure (ID)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 1
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).