A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to improve the quality and availability of care for individuals and families with HIV disease, a

On May 15, 1990, the Senate voted 95–3 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 2240). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 53–0, Republicans 42–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 3 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: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes: 95
No: 3
Did not vote: 3
Date: May 15, 1990

By party

Republicans42 yes · 3 no
Democrats53 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no

The bill

S. 2240: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to improve the quality and availability of care for individuals and families with HIV disease, and for other purposes.

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 to amend the Public Health Service…: Senate Vote, May 15, 1990,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/101-S-403/a-bill-to-amend-the-public-health-service-act (accessed 2026-10-17).