Senate roll call 63 · 101st Congress · May 4, 1989
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 1992.
On May 4, 1989, the Senate voted 19–81 on “On the Motion to Recommit” (SCONRES 30). Result: Motion to Recommit Rejected. By party: Democrats 17–38, Republicans 2–43. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 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 Recommit Rejected
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 81
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- May 4, 1989
By party
- Republicans2 yes · 43 no
- Democrats17 yes · 38 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted yes
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- 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
- 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 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
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth 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
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- 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
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- 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
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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