Senate roll call 121 · 101st Congress · Jul 18, 1989
To prevent contact with General Noriega or his representatives by American officials.
On Jul 18, 1989, the Senate voted 37–62 on “On the Amendment” (S 1160). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 13–41, Republicans 24–21. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 members voted against their own party.
During the 101st Congress (1989–1990), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 37
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Jul 18, 1989
By party
- Republicans24 yes · 21 no
- Democrats13 yes · 41 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- Alan John Dixon D-IL voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan 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
- 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
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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