On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1841 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989) (S. 1970)

Crossed Party Lines

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  Rudy Boschwitz (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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  John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Daniel Coats (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Dennis DeConcini (Democrat–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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  Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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  Robert Dole (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  John Glenn, Jr. (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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  Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  H. John Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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  Robert Kasten, Jr. (Republican–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Trent Lott (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Terry Sanford (Democrat–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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  Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Pete Wilson (Republican–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 64

• Brock Adams (WA)
• Daniel Akaka (HI)
• Max Baucus (MT)
• Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
• Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
• Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
• David Boren (OK)
• Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
• Bill Bradley (NJ)
• John Breaux (LA)
• Richard Bryan (NV)
• Dale Bumpers (AR)
• Quentin Burdick (ND)
• John Chafee (RI)
• Daniel Coats (IN)
• Kent Conrad (ND)
• Alan Cranston (CA)
• John Danforth (MO)
• Thomas Daschle (SD)
• Christopher Dodd (CT)
• Robert Dole (KS)
• J. Exon (NE)
• Wendell Ford (KY)
• Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
• Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
• Bob Graham (FL)
• Phil Gramm (TX)
• Tom Harkin (IA)
• Mark Hatfield (OR)
• Howell Heflin (AL)
• H. John Heinz, III (PA)
• Daniel Inouye (HI)
• J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
• 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)
• Trent Lott (MS)
• Mitch McConnell (KY)
• 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)
• Charles Robb (VA)
• Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
• Paul Sarbanes (MD)
• James Sasser (TN)
• Richard Shelby (AL)
• Paul Simon (IL)
• Arlen Specter (PA)
• John Warner (VA)
• Pete Wilson (CA)
• Timothy Wirth (CO)

Nay 35

• Kit Bond (MO)
• Conrad Burns (MT)
• Robert Byrd (WV)
• William Cochran (MS)
• William Cohen (ME)
• Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
• Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
• Alan Dixon (IL)
• Pete Domenici (NM)
• David Durenberger (MN)
• Jake Garn (UT)
• John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
• Slade Gorton, III (WA)
• Chuck Grassley (IA)
• Orrin Hatch (UT)
• Jesse Helms (NC)
• Fritz Hollings (SC)
• Gordon Humphrey (NH)
• James Jeffords (VT)
• Baker Kassebaum (KS)
• Richard Lugar (IN)
• Connie Mack, III (FL)
• John McCain, III (AZ)
• James McClure (ID)
• Frank Murkowski (AK)
• Donald Nickles (OK)
• Larry Pressler (SD)
• William Roth, Jr. (DE)
• Warren Rudman (NH)
• Terry Sanford (NC)
• Alan Simpson (WY)
• Ted Stevens (AK)
• Steven Symms (ID)
• Strom Thurmond (SC)
• Malcolm Wallop (WY)

Not Voting 1

• William Armstrong (CO)

Other Votes on S. 1970

• 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
• Vote #103 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1681 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)
  Amendment Rejected (48-52) May 23, 1990
• 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
• Vote #105 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1687 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)
  Amendment Rejected (47-50) May 23, 1990
• 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
• Vote #107 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1690 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)
  Amendment Rejected (38-59) May 24, 1990
• Vote #108 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1694 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989)
  Amendment Agreed to (58-38) May 24, 1990
• Vote #109 On the Cloture Motion S. 1970
  Cloture Motion Rejected (54-37, 3/5 majority required) Jun 5, 1990
• Vote #112 On the Cloture Motion S. 1970
  Cloture Motion Rejected (57-37, 3/5 majority required) Jun 7, 1990
• 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

All Senate votes on S. 1970 →

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).