To table the helm, NC amendment to S 2355, fiscal 1989 defense authorization, to prohibit use of funds for implementation of the U.S. - U.S.s.r. Agreement of so

On May 16, 1988, the Senate voted 63–30 (S 2355). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 48–3, Republicans 15–28. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 63
No: 30
Did not vote: 7
Date: May 16, 1988

By party

Republicans15 yes · 28 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats48 yes · 3 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA voted yes
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted yes

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 table the helm, NC amendment to S 2355…: Senate Vote, May 16, 1988,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/100-S-561/to-table-the-helm-nc-amendment-to-s-2355 (accessed 2026-10-15).