1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. Senate vote 674 (100th Congress)

Senate roll call 674 · 100th Congress · Jul 25, 1988

To table the helms, NC amendment to HR 4783, fiscal 1989 education/HHS/labor appropriations, to strike the language allowing medicaid-funded abortions in cases

On Jul 25, 1988, the Senate voted 65–21 (HR 4783). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 41–7, Republicans 24–14. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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
65
No
21
Did not vote
15
Date
Jul 25, 1988

By party

  • Republicans24 yes · 14 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats41 yes · 7 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 4783: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To table the helms, NC amendment to HR 4783…: Senate Vote, Jul 25…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/100-S-674/to-table-the-helms-nc-amendment-to-hr-4783 (accessed 2026-10-16).

Open the interactive version ›