Roll Call Vote #107 · 101st Congress · Session 2 · May 24, 1990, 11:03 AM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1690 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989) (S. 1970)
Amendment S.Amdt. 1690 (To add a "right vs. wrong" standard to the term mentally retarded.)
Amendment Rejected (38-59)
38 Yea
59 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
8 Yea / 45 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 45 senators
30 Yea / 14 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Rudy Boschwitz (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Dole (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) 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 Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
H. John Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 38
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Nay 59
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- H. John Heinz, III (PA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 2
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- John Chafee (RI)
Present, Giving Live Pair 1
- David Boren (OK)
Other Votes on S. 1970
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Vote #102 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1676 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)Motion to Table Agreed to (82-17) May 22, 1990
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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 #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 ↗).