To strike Title VII of the bill, relating to grants to States for vulnerable elder rights protection activities.

On Nov 12, 1991, the Senate voted 46–51 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 243). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Democrats 42–12, Republicans 4–39. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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: Motion to Table Failed
Yes: 46
No: 51
Did not vote: 5
Date: Nov 12, 1991

By party

Republicans4 yes · 39 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats42 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA voted no
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI 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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