What was the result of Senate roll call vote 171 in the 102nd Congress?

The Senate vote on Aug 1, 1991 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (60-38)", 60-38. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 980 to S. 1507 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 171?

60 senators voted Yea and 38 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 171 in the 102nd Congress?

Democrats voted 20-34 and Republicans voted 38-2. 22 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #171 · 102nd Congress · Session 1 · Aug 1, 1991, 11:56 AM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 980 to S. 1507 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993)

Amendment S.Amdt. 980 (To reduce the authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1992 for the Strategic Defense Initiative.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (60-38)

60 Yea

38 Nay

← Vote #170 Vote #172 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 56 senators

20 Yea / 34 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 40 senators

38 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Quentin Burdick (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Timothy Wirth (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Harris Wofford (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 60

Nay 38

Not Voting 2

Alan Cranston (CA)
David Pryor (AR)

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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