Roll Call Vote #251 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Oct 19, 1989, 11:07 AM (ET)
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 180 (S.J.Res. 180)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Joint Resolution Defeated (51-48, 2/3 majority required)
51 Yea
48 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 54 senators
17 Yea / 37 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Republican 42 senators
32 Yea / 9 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent Democrat 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Quentin Burdick (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dennis DeConcini (Democrat–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Wyche Fowler, Jr. (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Gordon Humphrey (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 51
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Henry Heinz, III (PA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 48
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- David Boren (OK)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- James Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 1
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).