Striking the deduction for goodwill.

On Sep 24, 1992, the Senate voted 75–19 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 11). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 35–18, Republicans 40–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 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: 75
No: 19
Did not vote: 8
Date: Sep 24, 1992

By party

Republicans40 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats35 yes · 18 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
Jocelyn Birch Burdick D-ND voted no
Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd 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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