What was the result of Senate roll call vote 40 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Apr 13, 1989 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (70-28)", 70-28. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 43 to S. 760 (No short title on file) (S. 760).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 40?

70 senators voted Yea and 28 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 40 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 50-3 and Republicans voted 20-25. 23 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #40 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Apr 13, 1989, 3:18 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 43 to S. 760 (No short title on file) (S. 760)

Amendment S.Amdt. 43 (To help facilitate the purposes of the Act by expanding its definition of "humanitarian assistance".)

Motion to Table Agreed to (70-28)

70 Yea

28 Nay

← Vote #39 Vote #41 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

50 Yea / 3 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

20 Yea / 25 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Rudy Boschwitz (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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
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
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
Robert Kasten, Jr. (Republican–WI) 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
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 70

Nay 28

Not Voting 2

John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)

Other Votes on S. 760

Vote #41 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 44 to S. 760 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (72-26) Apr 13, 1989
Vote #42 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 45 to S. 760 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (73-25) Apr 13, 1989
Vote #43 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 46 to S. 760 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (98-0) Apr 13, 1989

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