A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that pregnant women receiving assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act a

On Oct 1, 1992, the Senate voted 73–26 on “On Overriding the Veto” (S 323). Result: Veto Overridden. By party: Democrats 53–3, Republicans 20–23. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: Veto Overridden
Yes: 73
No: 26
Did not vote: 3
Date: Oct 1, 1992

By party

Republicans20 yes · 23 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
John Seymour R-CA voted yes
George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
John William Warner R-VA voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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