Senate roll call 583 · 101st Congress · Oct 15, 1990
To limit the use of appropriated funds for maintaining United States military personnel in NATO member countries in Europe.
On Oct 15, 1990, the Senate voted 46–50 on “On the Amendment” (S 3189). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 39–16, Republicans 9–34. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 46
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Oct 15, 1990
By party
- Republicans9 yes · 34 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats39 yes · 16 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- 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
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN voted no
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-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
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz 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
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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