What was the result of Senate roll call vote 290 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Nov 8, 1989 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (64-34)", 64-34. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1087 to H.R. 2710 (Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989) (H.R. 2710).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 290?

64 senators voted Yea and 34 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 290 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 50-3 and Republicans voted 14-31. 17 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #290 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Nov 8, 1989, 3:52 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1087 to H.R. 2710 (Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989) (H.R. 2710)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1087 (To provide that the Congress shall not increase the business costs for small businesses that engage in an industry affecting commerce by enacting legislation that requires additional paperwork, capital expenditures, compliance costs, or taxes.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (64-34)

64 Yea

34 Nay

← Vote #289 Vote #291 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

50 Yea / 3 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

14 Yea / 31 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Dole (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) 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
H. John Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 64

Nay 34

Not Voting 2

Max Baucus (MT)
Spark Matsunaga (HI)

Other Votes on H.R. 2710

Vote #291 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1089 to H.R. 2710 (Fair Labor Standards Amendmen…

Motion to Table Agreed to (63-35) Nov 8, 1989
Vote #292 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2710

Bill Passed (89-8) Nov 8, 1989

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

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