To reduce an appropriation for the Department of Commerce.

On Jul 28, 1992, the Senate voted 50–42 on “On the Amendment” (S 3026). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 26–26, Republicans 24–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 42 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: 50
No: 42
Did not vote: 10
Date: Jul 28, 1992

By party

Republicans24 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats26 yes · 26 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted no
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To reduce an appropriation for the…: Senate Vote, Jul 28, 1992,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/102-S-433/to-reduce-an-appropriation-for-the-department-of-commerce (accessed 2026-10-17).