Roll Call Vote #141 · 101st Congress · Session 2 · Jun 28, 1990, 11:29 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2098 to S. 1970 (Racial Justice Act of 1989) (S. 1970)
Amendment S.Amdt. 2098 (To provide additional protections for the civil rights of Americans by authorizing the imposition of the death penalty if death results during the commission of an act in violation of sections 241, 242, 245, and 247 of title 18, United States Code, relating to civil rights.)
Amendment Rejected (43-55)
43 Yea
55 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
14 Yea / 40 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 45 senators
29 Yea / 15 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Coats (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Cohen (Republican–ME) 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 -
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 -
Wyche Fowler, Jr. (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) 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 -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Gordon Humphrey (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 -
Trent Lott (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James McClure (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Donald Riegle, Jr. (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
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 -
Timothy Wirth (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 43
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- H. John Heinz, III (PA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- 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 55
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- David Boren (OK)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- 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)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- James McClure (ID)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Paul Simon (IL)
Not Voting 2
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
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 #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
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).