A bill making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

On Nov 15, 1989, the Senate voted 52–44 on “On the Motion” (HR 2939). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 40–12, Republicans 12–32. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 101st Congress (1989–1990), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Motion Agreed to
Yes: 52
No: 44
Did not vote: 5
Date: Nov 15, 1989

By party

Republicans12 yes · 32 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats40 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Pete Wilson R-CA voted yes
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
Alan John Dixon D-IL voted no
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
Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
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
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT 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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Capitol Receipts, “A bill making appropriations for Foreign…: Senate Vote, Nov 15, 1989,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/101-S-300/a-bill-making-appropriations-for-foreign-assistance-and-related (accessed 2026-10-17).