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Roll Call Vote #274 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Oct 26, 1989, 3:01 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1068 to S. 1798 (No short title on file) (S. 1798)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1068 (To provide for the penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for acts of terrorism against United States nationals abroad.)

Amendment Rejected (29-70)
29 Yea
70 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

24 Yea / 30 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 45 senators

5 Yea / 40 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 29

Nay 70

Not Voting 1

Other Votes on S. 1798

All Senate votes on S. 1798 →

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