Roll Call Vote #200 · 102nd Congress · Session 2 · Sep 10, 1992, 5:46 PM (ET)
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA)
Amendment S.Amdt. 2974 (To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for a more gradual period of transition (under a new alternative formula with respect to such transition) to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977 as such changes apply to workers born in years after 1919 and before 1927 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide for increases in such workers' benefits accordingly, and for other purposes.)
Motion Rejected (49-49, 3/5 majority required)
49 Yea
49 Nay
Tie votes may be decided by the Vice President; the recorded result above is authoritative.
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 55 senators
32 Yea / 22 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 40 senators
14 Yea / 26 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Conrad Burns (Republican–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Alan Cranston (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Kasten, Jr. (Republican–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Chester 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 -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
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 -
Frank Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Donald Nickles (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Seymour (Republican–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Timothy Wirth (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 49
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- David Boren (OK)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- John Chafee (RI)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Chuck Grassley
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Claiborne Pell (RI)
- Larry Pressler (SD)
- David Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Donald Riegle, Jr. (MI)
- James Sanford (NC)
- James Sasser (TN)
- John Seymour (CA)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Harris Wofford (PA)
Nay 49
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- Robert Packwood (OR)
- Charles Robb (VA)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- William Roth, Jr. (DE)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
Not Voting 1
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).