To provide Presidential Waiver Authority.

On Sep 18, 1992, the Senate voted 73–12 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 3114). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 45–5, Republicans 28–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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: Motion to Table Agreed to
Yes: 73
No: 12
Did not vote: 17
Date: Sep 18, 1992

By party

Republicans28 yes · 7 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats45 yes · 5 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV 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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