To exempt Veterans' compensation from the cap and cuts required.

On Apr 10, 1992, the Senate voted 66–28 on “On the Amendment” (SCONRES 106). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 50–4, Republicans 16–24. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 66
No: 28
Did not vote: 8
Date: Apr 10, 1992

By party

Republicans16 yes · 24 no · 4 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
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
John Seymour R-CA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
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
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
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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