Roll Call Vote #91 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Jun 14, 1989, 12:27 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1722 (H.R. 1722)
A bill to amend the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 to eliminate wellhead price controls on the first sale of natural gas, and to make technical and conforming amendments to such Act.
Bill Passed (82-17)
82 Yea
17 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
40 Yea / 14 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
42 Yea / 3 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Donald Riegle, Jr. (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 82
- Brock Adams (WA)
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- 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)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- 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)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Nay 17
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- John Danforth (MO)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Simon (IL)
Not Voting 1
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
Other Votes on H.R. 1722
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Vote #84 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 144 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol…Motion to Table Agreed to (89-8) Jun 8, 1989
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Vote #85 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 145 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol…Motion to Table Agreed to (53-43) Jun 8, 1989
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Vote #86 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 191 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol…Motion to Table Agreed to (73-23) Jun 13, 1989
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Vote #87 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 192 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol…Motion to Table Agreed to (66-31) Jun 13, 1989
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Vote #88 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 193 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol…Motion to Table Agreed to (63-35) Jun 13, 1989
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Vote #89 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 194 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol…Motion to Table Agreed to (87-11) Jun 13, 1989
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Vote #90 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 195 to H.R. 1722 (Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol…Motion to Table Agreed to (55-44) Jun 14, 1989
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).