A bill to control and reduce violent crime.

On Jul 10, 1991, the Senate voted 71–27 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 1241). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 50–6, Republicans 21–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 members voted against their own party.

During the 102nd Congress (1991–1992), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes: 71
No: 27
Did not vote: 4
Date: Jul 10, 1991

By party

Republicans21 yes · 21 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats50 yes · 6 no · 2 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 no
Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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