What was the result of Senate roll call vote 249 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 17, 1989 ended "Amendment Rejected (32-66)", 32-66. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1001 to H.R. 3385 (No short title on file) (H.R. 3385).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 249?

32 senators voted Yea and 66 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 249 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 31-24 and Republicans voted 1-42. 25 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #249 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Oct 17, 1989, 7:21 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1001 to H.R. 3385 (No short title on file) (H.R. 3385)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1001 (To provide a substitute amendment.)

Amendment Rejected (32-66)

32 Yea

66 Nay

← Vote #248 Vote #250 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

31 Yea / 24 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

1 Yea / 42 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Brock Adams (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) 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
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
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
George Mitchell (Democrat–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Sasser (Democrat–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 32

Nay 66

Not Voting 2

Kit Bond (MO)
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 #245 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3385

Cloture Motion Agreed to (74-25, 3/5 majority required) Oct 17, 1989
Vote #246 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1027 to S.Amdt. 1005 to H.R. 3385 (No short titl…

Motion to Table Agreed to (59-40) Oct 17, 1989
Vote #247 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1005 to H.R. 3385 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (25-74) Oct 17, 1989
Vote #248 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1010 to H.R. 3385 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (33-64) Oct 17, 1989
Vote #250 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3385

Bill Passed (64-35) Oct 17, 1989

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

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