Roll Call Vote #247 · 101st Congress · Session 2 · Sep 24, 1990, 7:36 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2755 to S. 1224 (Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act of 1989)
Amendment S.Amdt. 2755 (To remove the cap on increases in average fuel economy attributable to dual energy automobiles and natural gas dual energy automobiles.)
Amendment Agreed to (55-40)
55 Yea
40 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 54 senators
23 Yea / 29 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 42 senators
29 Yea / 10 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Rudy Boschwitz (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Quentin Burdick (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dennis DeConcini (Democrat–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
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 -
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Glenn, Jr. (Democrat–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) 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 -
Henry Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
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 -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 55
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- 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)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 40
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Henry Heinz, III (PA)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- James Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 5
- J. Exon (NE)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).