Roll Call Vote #242 · 102nd Congress · Session 1 · Nov 1, 1991, 10:01 AM (ET)
On the Cloture Motion S. 1220 (S. 1220)
A bill to reduce the Nation's dependence on imported oil, to provide for the energy security of the Nation, and for other purposes.
Cloture Motion Rejected (50-44, 3/5 majority required)
50 Yea
44 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 56 senators
18 Yea / 34 Nay
4 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 40 senators
31 Yea / 8 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 0 Nay
1 not voting or present
Independent Democrat 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) 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 -
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) 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 -
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 -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) 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 -
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Chester Lott (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
George Mitchell (Democrat–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Smith (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 50
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- John Seymour (CA)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 44
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- John Chafee (RI)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Chuck Grassley
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- James Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 5
- David Boren (OK)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- Harris Wofford (PA)
Present, Giving Live Pair 1
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).