What was the result of Senate roll call vote 242 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 7, 1989 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (62-35)", 62-35. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 991 to H.R. 2788 (No short title on file) (H.R. 2788).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 242?

62 senators voted Yea and 35 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 242 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 43-11 and Republicans voted 19-24. 30 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #242 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Oct 7, 1989, 1:42 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 991 to H.R. 2788 (No short title on file) (H.R. 2788)

Amendment S.Amdt. 991 (To prohibit the use of funds to promote, disseminate, or produce materials that are obscene or depict, in an offensive way, sexual or excretory activities or organs.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (62-35)

62 Yea

35 Nay

← Vote #241 Vote #243 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

43 Yea / 11 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

19 Yea / 24 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rudy Boschwitz (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) 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
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
Dennis DeConcini (Democrat–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) 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
H. John Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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
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
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
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) 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 62

Nay 35

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on H.R. 2788

Vote #144 On the Motion to Table H.R. 2788

Motion to Table Agreed to (72-27) Jul 26, 1989
Vote #145 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 423 to H.R. 2788 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Failed (47-52) Jul 26, 1989
Vote #146 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 423 to H.R. 2788 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (55-44) Jul 26, 1989
Vote #241 On the Conference Report H.R. 2788

Conference Report Agreed to (91-6) Oct 7, 1989

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