Roll Call Vote #235 · 102nd Congress · Session 1 · Oct 29, 1991, 11:08 PM (ET)
On the Point of Order S.Amdt. 1287 to S.Amdt. 1274 to S. 1745 (Civil Rights Act of 1991) (S. 1745)
Amendment S.Amdt. 1287 (To establish the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in order to protect the right of Senate employees, with respect to Senate employment, to be free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability, and for other purposes.)
Point of Order Not Sustained (22-76)
22 Yea
76 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 57 senators
6 Yea / 49 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 43 senators
16 Yea / 27 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
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 -
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jake Garn (Republican–UT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
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 -
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Trent Lott (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Strom Thurmond (Republican–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 22
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Strom Thurmond (SC)
Nay 76
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- David Boren (OK)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Terry Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- John Seymour (CA)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 2
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Harris Wofford (PA)
Other Votes on S. 1745
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Vote #227 On the Cloture Motion S. 1745Cloture Motion Agreed to (93-4, 3/5 majority required) Oct 22, 1991
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Vote #232 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1278 to S.Amdt. 1274 to S. 1745 (Civil Rights Act of 1…Amendment Agreed to (96-0) Oct 29, 1991
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Vote #233 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1282 to S.Amdt. 1274 to S. 1745 (Civil Rights Ac…Motion to Table Agreed to (68-30) Oct 29, 1991
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Vote #234 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1284 to S.Amdt. 1283 to S.Amdt. 1274 to S. 1745Motion to Table Agreed to (61-38) Oct 29, 1991
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Vote #236 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1290 to S.Amdt. 1287 to S.Amdt. 1274 to S. 1745Motion to Table Failed (22-75) Oct 30, 1991
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Vote #237 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1291 to S.Amdt. 1287 to S.Amdt. 1274 to S. 1745Motion to Table Agreed to (54-42) Oct 30, 1991
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Vote #238 On Passage of the Bill S. 1745Bill Passed (93-5) Oct 30, 1991
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).