Senate roll call 171 · 100th Congress · Jun 30, 1987
To table the garn, ut amendment to S 1420, the omnibus trade bill, which would require the President to prohibit imports from or U.S. Government contracts with
On Jun 30, 1987, the Senate voted 19–78 (S 1420). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–41, Republicans 7–39. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 members voted against their own party.
During the 100th Congress (1987–1988), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 78
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Jun 30, 1987
By party
- Republicans7 yes · 39 no
- Democrats12 yes · 41 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted yes
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- David Kemp Karnes R-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Jacob Chic Hecht R-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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