Roll Call Vote #89 · 102nd Congress · Session 1 · Jun 5, 1991, 5:30 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill S. 173 (S. 173)
A bill to permit the Bell Telephone Companies to conduct research on, design, and manufacture telecommunications equipment, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (71-24)
71 Yea
24 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 56 senators
37 Yea / 15 Nay
4 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 40 senators
31 Yea / 8 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alan Cranston (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Dole (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Glenn, Jr. (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Howard Metzenbaum (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Donald Nickles (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Sasser (Democrat–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Seymour (Republican–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Malcolm Wallop (Republican–WY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Harris Wofford (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 71
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- David Boren (OK)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Quentin Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Chuck Grassley
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- James Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
Nay 24
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- John Seymour (CA)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- Harris Wofford (PA)
Not Voting 5
- John Chafee (RI)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).