To provide a substitute amendment, creating the "Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991".

On Oct 2, 1991, the Senate voted 65–32 on “On the Amendment” (S 5). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 50–4, Republicans 15–28. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: Amendment Agreed to
Yes: 65
No: 32
Did not vote: 5
Date: Oct 2, 1991

By party

Republicans15 yes · 28 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats50 yes · 4 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT 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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