Roll Call Vote #237 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Oct 6, 1989, 4:56 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 987 to S. 1726 (No short title on file) (S. 1726)
Amendment S.Amdt. 987 (To modify various provisions of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.)
Amendment Rejected (37-62)
37 Yea
62 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
29 Yea / 25 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
8 Yea / 37 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Brock Adams (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Armstrong (Republican–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) 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 -
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 -
Dennis DeConcini (Democrat–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Dole (Republican–KS) 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 -
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) 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 -
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) 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 -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Claiborne Pell (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 37
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- David Boren (OK)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Nay 62
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- H. John Heinz, III (PA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Not Voting 1
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
Other Votes on S. 1726
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Vote #233 On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA)Motion Agreed to (96-3, 3/5 majority required) Oct 6, 1989
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Vote #234 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 985 to S. 1726 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (35-64) Oct 6, 1989
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Vote #235 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 986 to S. 1726 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (25-74) Oct 6, 1989
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Vote #236 On the Motion (Motion To Commit)Motion Rejected (12-87) Oct 6, 1989
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Vote #238 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 988 to S. 1726 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (41-58) Oct 6, 1989
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Vote #239 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 989 to S. 1726 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (26-73) Oct 6, 1989
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Vote #240 On Passage of the Bill S. 1726Bill Passed (99-0) Oct 6, 1989
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).