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 Oct 2, 1992, the Senate voted 85–12 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 2899). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 54–1, Republicans 31–11. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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 Agreed to
Yes: 85
No: 12
Did not vote: 5
Date: Oct 2, 1992

By party

Republicans31 yes · 11 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
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Robert C. Smith R-NH voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK 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, Oct 2, 1992,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/102-S-543/a-bill-to-amend-the-public-health-service-act (accessed 2026-10-17).