Roll Call Vote #9 · 102nd Congress · Session 2 · Jan 28, 1992, 5:32 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill 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
54 Yea / 0 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
34 Yea / 6 Nay
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 -
Jake Garn (Republican–UT) 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 92
- 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)
- Quentin 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)
- John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
- Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)
- Slade Gorton, III (WA)
- Bob Graham (FL)
- Phil Gramm (TX)
- Chuck Grassley
- 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)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- 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)
- 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)
- Jake Garn (UT)
- Jesse Helms (NC)
- Robert Smith (NH)
- Steven Symms (ID)
- Malcolm Wallop (WY)
Not Voting 2
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- J. Kerrey (NE)
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 #203 On the Cloture Motion S. 2Cloture Motion Agreed to (85-6, 3/5 majority required) Sep 15, 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 ↗).