Roll Call Vote #7 · 101st Congress · Session 2 · Feb 6, 1990, 6:16 PM (ET)
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1241 to S.Amdt. 1239 to S. 695 (Equity and Excellence in Education Act of 1990) (S. 695)
Amendment S.Amdt. 1241 (To authorize funds through fiscal year 1993 to assist States in establishing competency standards for teachers.)
Motion to Table Agreed to (60-37)
60 Yea
37 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
53 Yea / 0 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
7 Yea / 37 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
H. John Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 60
- Brock Adams (WA)
- 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 Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- H. John Heinz, III (PA)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- 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)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Nay 37
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Gordon Humphrey (NH)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- 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)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Not Voting 3
- Spark Matsunaga (HI)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
Other Votes on S. 695
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Vote #6 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1236 to S. 695 (Equity and Excellence in Education Act…Amendment Rejected (35-64) Feb 6, 1990
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Vote #8 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1239 to S. 695 (Equity and Excellence in Education Act…Amendment Rejected (40-57) Feb 6, 1990
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Vote #9 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1245 to S. 695 (Equity and Excellence in Educati…Motion to Table Agreed to (51-49) Feb 7, 1990
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Vote #10 On Passage of the Bill S. 695Bill Passed (92-8) Feb 7, 1990
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).