To modify the definition of a partisan political office.

On May 8, 1990, the Senate voted 64–32 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 135). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 53–0, Republicans 11–32. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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: 64
No: 32
Did not vote: 5
Date: May 8, 1990

By party

Republicans11 yes · 32 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN 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 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.

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