To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to clarify the classification of certain motor vehicles.

On Nov 22, 1991, the Senate voted 56–41 on “On the Motion to Table” (HJRES 157). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 28–26, Republicans 28–15. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 41 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: Motion to Table Agreed to
Yes: 56
No: 41
Did not vote: 5
Date: Nov 22, 1991

By party

Republicans28 yes · 15 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats28 yes · 26 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Richard C. Shelby D-AL voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Timothy E. Wirth D-CO voted no
Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Alan John Dixon D-IL voted no
Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted no
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted no
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Harris Wofford D-PA voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI 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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