To provide for uniform application of the death penalty on Indian lands.

On Jun 25, 1991, the Senate voted 29–69 on “On the Amendment” (S 1241). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 3–53, Republicans 26–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 102nd Congress (1991–1992), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Amendment Rejected
Yes: 29
No: 69
Did not vote: 4
Date: Jun 25, 1991

By party

Republicans26 yes · 16 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 53 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted yes
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
Connie Mack III R-FL voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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