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XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 101^st Congress - 2^nd Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Cloture Motion )
Vote Number:	17	Vote Date:	February 27, 1990, 04:57 PM
Required For Majority:	3/5	Vote Result:	Cloture Motion Rejected

Vote Counts:	YEAs	48
	NAYs	51
	Not Voting	1

Alphabetical by Senator Name

Adams (D-WA), Nay
Armstrong (R-CO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bentsen (D-TX), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boren (D-OK), Nay
Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burdick (D-ND), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Cranston (D-CA), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Yea
Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea
Dixon (D-IL), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-KS), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Fowler (D-GA), Nay

Garn (R-UT), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gore (D-TN), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Nay
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hatfield (R-OR), Nay
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Heinz (R-PA), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Humphrey (R-NH), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kasten (R-WI), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Nay
Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McClure (R-ID), Nay

McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Rudman (R-NH), Yea
Sanford (D-NC), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Symms (R-ID), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wilson (R-CA), Yea
Wirth (D-CO), Nay

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---48
Armstrong (R-CO) Bentsen (D-TX) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boschwitz (R-MN) Bradley (D-NJ) Burdick (D-ND) Chafee (R-RI) Coats (R-IN) Cohen (R-ME) Cranston (D-CA) D'Amato (R-NY) DeConcini (D-AZ) Dole (R-KS) Domenici (R-NM) Durenberger (R-MN)	Garn (R-UT) Glenn (D-OH) Gore (D-TN) Grassley (R-IA) Harkin (D-IA) Hatch (R-UT) Heflin (D-AL) Heinz (R-PA) Helms (R-NC) Humphrey (R-NH) Jeffords (R-VT) Kassebaum (R-KS) Kasten (R-WI) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI)	Lautenberg (D-NJ) Levin (D-MI) Mikulski (D-MD) Mitchell (D-ME) Moynihan (D-NY) Murkowski (R-AK) Pell (D-RI) Pressler (R-SD) Riegle (D-MI) Rudman (R-NH) Sarbanes (D-MD) Simon (D-IL) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Thurmond (R-SC) Wilson (R-CA)

NAYs ---51
Adams (D-WA) Baucus (D-MT) Bond (R-MO) Boren (D-OK) Breaux (D-LA) Bryan (D-NV) Bumpers (D-AR) Burns (R-MT) Byrd (D-WV) Cochran (R-MS) Conrad (D-ND) Danforth (R-MO) Daschle (D-SD) Dixon (D-IL) Dodd (D-CT) Exon (D-NE) Ford (D-KY)	Fowler (D-GA) Gorton (R-WA) Graham (D-FL) Gramm (R-TX) Hatfield (R-OR) Hollings (D-SC) Inouye (D-HI) Johnston (D-LA) Kerrey (D-NE) Leahy (D-VT) Lieberman (D-CT) Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) Mack (R-FL) McCain (R-AZ) McClure (R-ID) McConnell (R-KY)	Metzenbaum (D-OH) Nickles (R-OK) Nunn (D-GA) Packwood (R-OR) Pryor (D-AR) Reid (D-NV) Robb (D-VA) Rockefeller (D-WV) Roth (R-DE) Sanford (D-NC) Sasser (D-TN) Shelby (D-AL) Simpson (R-WY) Symms (R-ID) Wallop (R-WY) Warner (R-VA) Wirth (D-CO)

Not Voting - 1
Matsunaga (D-HI)

Grouped by Home State

Alabama:	Heflin (D-AL), Yea	Shelby (D-AL), Nay
Alaska:	Murkowski (R-AK), Yea	Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:	DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea	McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:	Bumpers (D-AR), Nay	Pryor (D-AR), Nay
California:	Cranston (D-CA), Yea	Wilson (R-CA), Yea
Colorado:	Armstrong (R-CO), Yea	Wirth (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut:	Dodd (D-CT), Nay	Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:	Biden (D-DE), Yea	Roth (R-DE), Nay
Florida:	Graham (D-FL), Nay	Mack (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:	Fowler (D-GA), Nay	Nunn (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:	Inouye (D-HI), Nay	Matsunaga (D-HI), Not Voting
Idaho:	McClure (R-ID), Nay	Symms (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:	Dixon (D-IL), Nay	Simon (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:	Coats (R-IN), Yea	Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:	Grassley (R-IA), Yea	Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas:	Dole (R-KS), Yea	Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:	Ford (D-KY), Nay	McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:	Breaux (D-LA), Nay	Johnston (D-LA), Nay
Maine:	Cohen (R-ME), Yea	Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Maryland:	Mikulski (D-MD), Yea	Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:	Kennedy (D-MA), Yea	Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:	Levin (D-MI), Yea	Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:	Boschwitz (R-MN), Yea	Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Mississippi:	Cochran (R-MS), Nay	Lott (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:	Bond (R-MO), Nay	Danforth (R-MO), Nay
Montana:	Baucus (D-MT), Nay	Burns (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:	Exon (D-NE), Nay	Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Nevada:	Bryan (D-NV), Nay	Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:	Humphrey (R-NH), Yea	Rudman (R-NH), Yea
New Jersey:	Bradley (D-NJ), Yea	Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:	Bingaman (D-NM), Yea	Domenici (R-NM), Yea
New York:	D'Amato (R-NY), Yea	Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:	Helms (R-NC), Yea	Sanford (D-NC), Nay
North Dakota:	Burdick (D-ND), Yea	Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Ohio:	Glenn (D-OH), Yea	Metzenbaum (D-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:	Boren (D-OK), Nay	Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:	Hatfield (R-OR), Nay	Packwood (R-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:	Heinz (R-PA), Yea	Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:	Chafee (R-RI), Yea	Pell (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:	Hollings (D-SC), Nay	Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:	Daschle (D-SD), Nay	Pressler (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:	Gore (D-TN), Yea	Sasser (D-TN), Nay
Texas:	Bentsen (D-TX), Yea	Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Utah:	Garn (R-UT), Yea	Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:	Jeffords (R-VT), Yea	Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:	Robb (D-VA), Nay	Warner (R-VA), Nay
Washington:	Adams (D-WA), Nay	Gorton (R-WA), Nay
West Virginia:	Byrd (D-WV), Nay	Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:	Kasten (R-WI), Yea	Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming:	Simpson (R-WY), Nay	Wallop (R-WY), Nay


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