Senate roll call 50 · 102nd Congress · Apr 25, 1991
To reduce budget authority for defense spending by 2 percent.
On Apr 25, 1991, the Senate voted 25–70 on “On the Amendment” (SCONRES 29). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 22–33, Republicans 3–37. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 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 Rejected
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 70
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Apr 25, 1991
By party
- Republicans3 yes · 37 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats22 yes · 33 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- George John Mitchell D-ME voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD voted yes
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted yes
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- John Seymour R-CA
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- 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
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-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
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg 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
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Did not vote
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Jocelyn Birch Burdick D-ND
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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