Senate roll call 590 · 101st Congress · Oct 17, 1990
To change the allocation formula.
On Oct 17, 1990, the Senate voted 40–59 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 3209). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Democrats 14–41, Republicans 26–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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 Failed
- Yes
- 40
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Oct 17, 1990
By party
- Republicans26 yes · 18 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats14 yes · 41 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- Alan John Dixon D-IL voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- 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
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- 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
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- 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
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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