Senate roll call 394 · 102nd Congress · Jun 3, 1992
A bill to authorize appropriations for public broadcasting, and for other purposes.
On Jun 3, 1992, the Senate voted 84–11 on “On Passage of the Bill” (HR 2977). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Democrats 54–0, Republicans 30–11. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 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
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 84
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Jun 3, 1992
By party
- Republicans30 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats54 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted no
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no
The bill
H.R. 2977: To authorize appropriations for public broadcasting, and for other purposes.
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- John Seymour R-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Jocelyn Birch Burdick D-ND
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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