A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restore to Federal civilian employees their right to participate voluntarily, as private citizens, in the politi

On May 1, 1990, the Senate voted 70–28 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 135). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 53–0, Republicans 17–28. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes: 70
No: 28
Did not vote: 3
Date: May 1, 1990

By party

Republicans17 yes · 28 no
Democrats53 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
John William Warner R-VA voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted yes

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, “A bill to amend title 5, United States Code…: Senate Vote, May 1, 1990,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/101-S-388/a-bill-to-amend-title-5-united-states-code (accessed 2026-10-15).