Roll Call Vote #55 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · May 2, 1989, 4:25 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 69 to S.Amdt. 67 to S. 431 (Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act) (S. 431)
Amendment S.Amdt. 69 (To prohibit the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission from engaging in certain educational activities.)
Amendment Rejected (7-91)
7 Yea
91 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
1 Yea / 53 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 45 senators
6 Yea / 38 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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William Armstrong (Republican–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Trent Lott (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James McClure (Republican–ID) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Steven Symms (Republican–ID) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Malcolm Wallop (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 7
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- James McClure (ID)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
Nay 91
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- H. John Heinz, III (PA)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 2
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
Other Votes on S. 431
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Vote #52 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 66 to S.Amdt. 65 to S. 431 (Martin Luther King, Jr., F…Amendment Rejected (11-86) May 2, 1989
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Vote #53 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 65 to S. 431 (Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday…Amendment Rejected (6-92) May 2, 1989
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Vote #54 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 68 to S.Amdt. 67 to S. 431 (Martin Luther King, Jr., F…Amendment Rejected (19-80) May 2, 1989
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Vote #56 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 67 to S. 431 (Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday…Amendment Agreed to (96-0) May 2, 1989
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).