A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

On Apr 2, 1992, the Senate voted 87–10 on “On Passage of the Bill” (HR 2507). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Democrats 54–1, Republicans 33–9. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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: Bill Passed
Yes: 87
No: 10
Did not vote: 5
Date: Apr 2, 1992

By party

Republicans33 yes · 9 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats54 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
William Philip (Phil) Gramm R-TX voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT 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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Capitol Receipts, “A bill to amend the Public Health Service…: Senate Vote, Apr 2, 1992,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/102-S-346/a-bill-to-amend-the-public-health-service-act (accessed 2026-10-17).