To help facilitate the purposes of the Act by expanding its definition of "humanitarian assistance".

On Apr 13, 1989, the Senate voted 70–28 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 760). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 50–3, Republicans 20–25. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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 to Table Agreed to
Yes: 70
No: 28
Did not vote: 3
Date: Apr 13, 1989

By party

Republicans20 yes · 25 no
Democrats50 yes · 3 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
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR 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
John William Warner R-VA voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI 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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