To table the simon, il amendment to S 2455, death penalty for drug-related killings, to permit the death penalty only for the drug-related killings of police of

On Jun 10, 1988, the Senate voted 66–28 (S 2455). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–24, Republicans 40–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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: 66
No: 28
Did not vote: 7
Date: Jun 10, 1988

By party

Republicans40 yes · 4 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats26 yes · 24 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Timothy E. Wirth D-CO voted no
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted no
(James) Terry Sanford D-NC voted no
Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN voted no
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA voted no
William Proxmire D-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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