A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September

On Sep 16, 1992, the Senate voted 56–38 on “On the Cloture Motion” (HR 5677). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 53–0, Republicans 3–38. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 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: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 56
No: 38
Did not vote: 8
Date: Sep 16, 1992

By party

Republicans3 yes · 38 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes

The bill

H.R. 5677: Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, 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 making appropriations for the…: Senate Vote, Sep 16, 1992,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/102-S-487/a-bill-making-appropriations-for-the-departments-of-labor (accessed 2026-10-17).