Senate roll call 307 · 101st Congress · Nov 17, 1989
A bill to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for government-wide ethics reform, and for other p
On Nov 17, 1989, the Senate voted 68–31 on “On the Motion” (HR 3660). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 39–15, Republicans 29–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 31 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
- 68
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Nov 17, 1989
By party
- Republicans29 yes · 16 no
- Democrats39 yes · 15 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Pete Wilson R-CA voted no
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- J. James Exon D-NE voted no
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
Did not vote
Other votes
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