To strike the provision dealing with South Africa.

On Jun 6, 1989, the Senate voted 69–29 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 2072). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 55–0, Republicans 14–29. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 69
No: 29
Did not vote: 3
Date: Jun 6, 1989

By party

Republicans14 yes · 29 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats55 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
Pete Wilson R-CA voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO 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 Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA 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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