Senate roll call 502 · 102nd Congress · Sep 18, 1992
To promote a peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba through the application of appropriate pressures on the Cuban Government and support for the Cuban people.
On Sep 18, 1992, the Senate voted 24–61 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 3114). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Democrats 18–32, Republicans 6–29. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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 Failed
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 61
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Sep 18, 1992
By party
- Republicans6 yes · 29 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats18 yes · 32 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Harris Wofford D-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted yes
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- J. James Exon D-NE
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown 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
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats 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
- 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
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Jocelyn Birch Burdick D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- 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
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- John Seymour R-CA
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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