To establish a Voluntary Teacher Assessment and Certification Research and Development Program.

On Feb 6, 1990, the Senate voted 40–57 on “On the Amendment” (S 695). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–53, Republicans 40–4. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 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: 40
No: 57
Did not vote: 4
Date: Feb 6, 1990

By party

Republicans40 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 53 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT 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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Capitol Receipts, “To establish a Voluntary Teacher Assessment…: Senate Vote, Feb 6, 1990,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/101-S-320/to-establish-a-voluntary-teacher-assessment-and-certification-research (accessed 2026-10-17).