To authorize funds through fiscal year 1993 to assist States in establishing competency standards for teachers.

On Feb 6, 1990, the Senate voted 60–37 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 695). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 53–0, Republicans 7–37. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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: 60
No: 37
Did not vote: 4
Date: Feb 6, 1990

By party

Republicans7 yes · 37 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT 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 authorize funds through fiscal year 1993…: Senate Vote, Feb 6, 1990,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/101-S-319/to-authorize-funds-through-fiscal-year-1993-to-assist (accessed 2026-10-17).