Roll Call Vote #102 · 101st Congress · Session 2 · May 22, 1990, 6:19 PM (ET)
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1676 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989) (S. 1970)
Amendment S.Amdt. 1676 (To define the term assault weapon and to ban the sale of large-capacity magazines.)
Motion to Table Agreed to (82-17)
82 Yea
17 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
40 Yea / 15 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
42 Yea / 2 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Brock Adams (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alan Cranston (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Glenn, Jr. (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) 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 -
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Claiborne Pell (Democrat–RI) 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 -
Pete Wilson (Republican–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Timothy Wirth (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 82
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- 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)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- 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)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 17
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 1
- Steven Symms (ID)
Other Votes on S. 1970
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Vote #103 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1681 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)Amendment Rejected (48-52) May 23, 1990
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Vote #104 On the Motion to Reconsider S.Amdt. 1681 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)Motion to Reconsider Rejected (49-50) May 23, 1990
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Vote #105 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1687 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)Amendment Rejected (47-50) May 23, 1990
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Vote #106 On the Motion to Reconsider S.Amdt. 1687 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)Motion to Reconsider Agreed to (52-46) May 24, 1990
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Vote #107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1690 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)Amendment Rejected (38-59) May 24, 1990
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Vote #108 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1694 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)Amendment Agreed to (58-38) May 24, 1990
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Vote #109 On the Cloture Motion S. 1970Cloture Motion Rejected (54-37, 3/5 majority required) Jun 5, 1990
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Vote #112 On the Cloture Motion S. 1970Cloture Motion Rejected (57-37, 3/5 majority required) Jun 7, 1990
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Vote #133 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2085 to S.Amdt. 2084 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of…Amendment Agreed to (50-48) Jun 28, 1990
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Vote #134 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2084 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)Amendment Agreed to (87-12) Jun 28, 1990
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).