A bill making dire emergency supplemental appropriations for the consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, food stamps, unemployment compensation ad

On Mar 20, 1991, the Senate voted 60–40 on “Whether the Amendment is Germane” (HR 1281). Result: Amendment Germane. By party: Democrats 56–0, Republicans 4–40. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 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 Germane
Yes: 60
No: 40
Did not vote: 2
Date: Mar 20, 1991

By party

Republicans4 yes · 40 no
Democrats56 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes

The bill

H.R. 1281: Making dire emergency supplemental appropriations for the consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, food stamps, unemployment compensation administration, veterans compensation and pensions, and urgent needs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Jocelyn Birch Burdick D-ND
Harris Wofford D-PA

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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