To table the humphrey, NH amendment to S 2238, technical tax corrections, to deny tax-exempt status to organizations which perform or provide facilities for abo

On Oct 6, 1988, the Senate voted 56–39 (S 2238). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 41–11, Republicans 15–30. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 members voted against their own party.

During the 100th Congress (1987–1988), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 56
No: 39
Did not vote: 4
Date: Oct 6, 1988

By party

Republicans15 yes · 30 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats41 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Pete Wilson R-CA voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS 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
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
John Melcher D-MT voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI voted no
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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