Senate roll call 544 · 101st Congress · Sep 12, 1990
The Consumer Seafood Safety and Quality Assurance Act of 1990.
On Sep 12, 1990, the Senate voted 39–59 on “On the Amendment” (S 2924). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 18–36, Republicans 21–23. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 39 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
- 39
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Sep 12, 1990
By party
- Republicans21 yes · 23 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats18 yes · 36 no · 2 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 Lester Armstrong R-CO voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH 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
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted yes
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA voted yes
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted yes
- 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
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- 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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- 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
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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