Roll Call Vote #246 · 102nd Congress · Session 2 · Sep 29, 1992, 10:16 AM (ET)
On the Cloture Motion Treaty Doc. 102-20 (Treaty Doc. 102-20)
The Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START Treaty), signed at Moscow on July 31, 1991, including Annexes on Agreed Statements and Definitions; Protocols on Conversion or Elimination, Inspection, Notification, Throw-weight, Telemetry, and Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission; and Memorandum of Understanding; all integral parts of the START Treaty
How the Parties Voted
52 Yea / 0 Nay
4 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
31 Yea / 6 Nay
3 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 -
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 -
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 87
- Brock Adams (WA)
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (TX)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- David Boren (OK)
- Bill Bradley (NJ)
- Hank Brown (CO)
- Richard Bryan (NV)
- Dale Bumpers (AR)
- Jocelyn Burdick (ND)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- John Chafee (RI)
- 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)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Robert Dole (KS)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- 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)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Connie Mack, III (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Howard Metzenbaum (OH)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- George Mitchell (ME)
- Daniel Moynihan (NY)
- Frank Murkowski (AK)
- 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)
- Warren Rudman (NH)
- James Sanford (NC)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- James Sasser (TN)
- John Seymour (CA)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Paul Simon (IL)
- Alan Simpson (WY)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- James Thurmond (SC)
- Paul Wellstone (MN)
- Timothy Wirth (CO)
- Harris Wofford (PA)
Nay 6
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
- John Warner (VA)
Not Voting 7
- Kit Bond (MO)
- John Breaux (LA)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Robert Kasten, Jr. (WI)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
Other Votes on Treaty Doc. 102-20
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Vote #253 On Passage of the Bill Treaty Doc. 102-20Bill Passed (93-6, 2/3 majority required) Oct 1, 1992
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).