Roll Call Vote #204 · 101st Congress · Session 2 · Aug 1, 1990, 10:07 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill S. 137 (S. 137)
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending limits and partial public financing of Senate general election campaigns, to limit contributions by multicandidate political committees, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (59-40)
59 Yea
40 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
54 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
5 Yea / 39 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 59
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- David Boren (OK)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Nay 40
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- H. John Heinz, III (PA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Not Voting 1
- William Armstrong (CO)
Other Votes on S. 137
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Vote #188 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2433 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Rejected (46-49) Jul 30, 1990
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Vote #189 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2438 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Rejected (41-59) Jul 31, 1990
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Vote #190 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2439 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Agreed to (57-43) Jul 31, 1990
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Vote #191 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2440 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Agreed to (73-27) Jul 31, 1990
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Vote #192 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2442 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Rejected (41-58) Jul 31, 1990
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Vote #193 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2441 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Agreed to (98-1) Jul 31, 1990
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Vote #194 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2443 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Rejected (38-60) Jul 31, 1990
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Vote #195 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2444 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Rejected (49-49) Jul 31, 1990
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Vote #196 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2445 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Agreed to (77-23) Aug 1, 1990
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Vote #197 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2446 to S.Amdt. 2432 to S. 137 (Senatorial Election Ca…Amendment Agreed to (51-49) Aug 1, 1990
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).