What was the result of Senate roll call vote 251 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 19, 1989 ended "Joint Resolution Defeated (51-48, 2/3 majority required)", 51-48. The vote was on: On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 180 (S.J.Res. 180).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 251?

51 senators voted Yea and 48 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 251 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 18-37 and Republicans voted 33-11. 29 senators crossed party lines.

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

← Vote #250 Vote #252 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

18 Yea / 37 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Republican 45 senators

33 Yea / 11 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

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
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Bennett 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
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea