What was the result of Senate roll call vote 245 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 17, 1989 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (74-25, 3/5 majority required)", 74-25. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3385 (H.R. 3385).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 245?

74 senators voted Yea and 25 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 245 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 33-21 and Republicans voted 37-4. 25 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #245 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Oct 17, 1989, 2:16 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3385 (H.R. 3385)

A bill to provide assistance for free and fair elections in Nicaragua.

Cloture Motion Agreed to (74-25, 3/5 majority required)

74 Yea

25 Nay

← Vote #244 Vote #246 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 54 senators

33 Yea / 21 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Republican 42 senators

37 Yea / 4 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Brock Adams (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Quentin Burdick (Democrat–ND) 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
Alan Cranston (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Gordon Humphrey (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) 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
Spark Matsunaga (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Timothy Wirth (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 74

Nay 25

Not Voting 1

Pete Wilson (CA)

Other Votes on H.R. 3385

Vote #244 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3385

Cloture Motion Rejected (52-42, 3/5 majority required) Oct 13, 1989
Vote #250 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3385

Bill Passed (64-35) Oct 17, 1989

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

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