To amend S 790, the competitive equality banking act of 1987, to strike titles i and II from the bill, thereby eliminating the ban on new "non-bank" banks and l

On Mar 27, 1987, the Senate voted 35–54 (S 790). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–44, Republicans 32–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 35
No: 54
Did not vote: 12
Date: Mar 27, 1987

By party

Republicans32 yes · 10 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 44 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S 790, the competitive equality…: Senate Vote, Mar 27, 1987,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/100-S-43/to-amend-s-790-the-competitive-equality-banking-act (accessed 2026-10-16).