Roll Call Vote #203 · 102nd Congress · Session 2 · Sep 15, 1992, 10:00 AM (ET)
On the Cloture Motion S. 2 (S. 2)
An act to promote the achievement of National Education Goals, to measure progress toward such goals, to develop national education standards and voluntary assessments in accordance with such standards and to encourage the comprehensive improvement of America's neighborhood public schools to improve student achievement.
How the Parties Voted
53 Yea / 0 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
28 Yea / 6 Nay
6 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Larry Craig (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Smith (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Steven Symms (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Malcolm Wallop (Republican–WY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 85
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- 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)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- William Cohen (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Alan Cranston (CA)
- Alfonse D'Amato (NY)
- John Danforth (MO)
- Thomas Daschle (SD)
- Dennis DeConcini (AZ)
- Alan Dixon (IL)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- David Durenberger (MN)
- J. Exon (NE)
- Wendell Ford (KY)
- Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Chuck Grassley
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Hatfield (OR)
- Howell Heflin (AL)
- Fritz Hollings (SC)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- John Johnston, Jr. (LA)
- Baker Kassebaum (KS)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- 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)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Donald Nickles (OK)
- Samuel Nunn (GA)
- 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)
- James Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- John Warner (VA)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
- Harris Wofford (PA)
Nay 6
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
Not Voting 8
- John Chafee (RI)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- John Seymour (CA)
Other Votes on S. 2
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Vote #1 On the Cloture Motion S. 2Cloture Motion Agreed to (93-0, 3/5 majority required) Jan 21, 1992
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Vote #9 On Passage of the Bill S. 2Bill Passed (92-6) Jan 28, 1992
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Vote #204 On the Motion for Attendance S. 2Motion for Attendance Agreed to (80-12) Sep 15, 1992
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Vote #261 On the Cloture Motion S. 2Cloture Motion Rejected (59-40, 3/5 majority required) Oct 2, 1992
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).