Roll Call Vote #90 · 101st Congress · Session 2 · May 10, 1990, 4:23 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 20 (H.R. 20)
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restore Federal civilian employees their right to participate voluntarily, as private citizens, in the political processes of the Nation, to protect such employees from improper political solicitations, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (67-30)
67 Yea
30 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 54 senators
54 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
13 Yea / 30 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) 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 -
Robert Kasten, Jr. (Republican–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Trent Lott (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 67
- 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)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- 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)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Warner (VA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Nay 30
- William Armstrong (CO)
- Rudy Boschwitz (MN)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- 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)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- James McClure (ID)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
Not Voting 2
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Pete Wilson (CA)
Other Votes on H.R. 20
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Vote #121 On Overriding the Veto H.R. 20Veto Sustained (65-35, 2/3 majority required) Jun 21, 1990
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).