To ensure that funds provided by this Act benefit the private sector in Poland and Hungary.

On Sep 20, 1989, the Senate voted 74–24 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 2939). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 52–2, Republicans 22–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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: Motion to Table Agreed to
Yes: 74
No: 24
Did not vote: 3
Date: Sep 20, 1989

By party

Republicans22 yes · 22 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats52 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
Pete Wilson R-CA voted no
William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted no
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
Malcolm Wallop R-WY 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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