Senate roll call 440 · 101st Congress · Jun 26, 1990
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration
On Jun 26, 1990, the Senate voted 58–42 on “On the Joint Resolution” (SJRES 332). Result: Joint Resolution Defeated. By party: Democrats 20–35, Republicans 38–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- Joint Resolution Defeated
- Yes
- 58
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jun 26, 1990
By party
- Republicans38 yes · 7 no
- Democrats20 yes · 35 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Alan John Dixon D-IL voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Did not vote
Other votes
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