Senate roll call 273 · 100th Congress · Sep 25, 1987
To table the roth, de amendment to S 1174, the fiscal 1988-89 defense authorization, which would allow non-NATO U.S. Allies to bid on contracts for the maintena
On Sep 25, 1987, the Senate voted 49–48 (S 1174). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 38–14, Republicans 11–34. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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
- 49
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Sep 25, 1987
By party
- Republicans11 yes · 34 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats38 yes · 14 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted yes
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- John Melcher D-MT voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA voted yes
- Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- John Melcher D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- David Kemp Karnes R-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Jacob Chic Hecht R-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- 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
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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