Senate roll call 86 · 102nd Congress · May 24, 1991
A resolution to disapprove the request of the President for extension of the fast track procedures under the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and t
On May 24, 1991, the Senate voted 36–59 on “On the Resolution” (SRES 78). Result: Resolution Rejected. By party: Democrats 31–23, Republicans 5–36. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- Resolution Rejected
- Yes
- 36
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- May 24, 1991
By party
- Republicans5 yes · 36 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats31 yes · 23 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- 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
- Connie Mack III R-FL voted yes
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Richard H Bryan D-NV voted no
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN voted no
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
- Charles Spittal Robb D-VA voted no
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Connie Mack III R-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Paul Martin Simon D-IL
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Paul David Wellstone D-MN
- (James) Terry Sanford D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Harris Wofford D-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- John Seymour R-CA
- George Hanks (Hank) Brown R-CO
- Timothy E. Wirth D-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- J. Robert Kerrey D-NE
- Robert C. Smith R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Richard H Bryan D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore Jr. D-TN
- 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
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Voted present
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
Did not vote
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Wyche Fowler Jr. D-GA
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Jocelyn Birch Burdick D-ND
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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