The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANCE OF ABSENT SENATORS. (MOTION PASSED)
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
- This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
How each state's senators voted
In 43 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 2 every one voted no; 0 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.
- All yes
- All no
- Split
- No yes or no vote
- Alaska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Maine: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Washington: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
- Montana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
- Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
- Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
- Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
- New York: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Rhode Island: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
- Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
- Wyoming: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
- Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
- Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
- New Jersey: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Connecticut: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- California: 2 yes, 0 no
- Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
- Colorado: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
- Kentucky: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- West Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Maryland: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Mexico: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Arkansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
- North Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- South Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
- Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Mississippi: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alabama: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
- Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Florida: 2 yes, 0 no
Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.
Alaska 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Frank Hughes Murkowski (Republican) — YEA
- Theodore Fulton Stevens (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Alabama 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Howell Thomas Heflin (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (Republican) — YEA
Arkansas 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Dale Bumpers (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- David Hampton Pryor (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arizona 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Barry Morris Goldwater (Republican) — NAY
- Dennis Webster Deconcini (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
California 2 yes, 0 no
- Alan Cranston (Democrat) — YEA
- Pete Wilson (Republican) — YEA
Colorado 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Gary Warren Hart (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Lester Armstrong (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Connecticut 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Christopher John Dodd (Democrat) — YEA
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Delaware 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Victor Roth Jr. (Republican) — YEA
Florida 2 yes, 0 no
Georgia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Mack Francis Mattingly (Republican) — YEA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Hawaii 2 yes, 0 no
Iowa 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Chuck Grassley (Republican) — YEA
- Roger William Jepsen (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Idaho 2 yes, 0 no
Illinois 2 yes, 0 no
Indiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Danforth Quayle (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Richard G. Lugar (Republican) — YEA
Kansas 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Joseph Dole (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Kentucky 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Walter Darlington Huddleston (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Wendell Hampton Ford (Democrat) — YEA
Louisiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. (Democrat) — YEA
- Russell Billiu Long (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Massachusetts 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Moore Kennedy (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas (Democrat) — YEA
Maryland 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. (Republican) — YEA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Maine 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- George John Mitchell (Democrat) — YEA
- William Sebastian Cohen (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Michigan 2 yes, 0 no
Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no
Missouri 2 yes, 0 no
Mississippi 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Cornelius Stennis (Democrat) — YEA
- Thad Cochran (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Montana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Melcher (Democrat) — YEA
- Max Baucus (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
North Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Jesse Helms (Republican) — YEA
- John Porter East (Republican) — NOT VOTING
North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no
Nebraska 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Edward Zorinsky (Democrat) — YEA
- J. James Exon (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
New Hampshire 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Gordon John Humphrey (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Warren Bruce Rudman (Republican) — YEA
New Jersey 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Frank R. Lautenberg (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- William Warren Bradley (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
New Mexico 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Jeff Bingaman (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Pete Vichi Domenici (Republican) — YEA
Nevada 2 yes, 0 no
New York 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
- Alfonse Marcello D'amato (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Ohio 2 yes, 0 no
Oklahoma 2 yes, 0 no
Oregon 2 yes, 0 no
Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no
Rhode Island 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- John Hubbard Chafee (Republican) — YEA
South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Ernest Frederick Hollings (Democrat) — YEA
- James Strom Thurmond (Republican) — NOT VOTING
South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no
Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no
Texas 2 yes, 0 no
Utah 2 yes, 0 no
Virginia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John William Warner (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. (Republican) — YEA
Vermont 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Patrick J. Leahy (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Theodore Stafford (Republican) — YEA
Washington 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Daniel Jackson Evans (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Republican) — YEA
Wisconsin 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Proxmire (Democrat) — NAY
West Virginia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Jennings Randolph (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
- Robert Carlyle Byrd (Democrat) — YEA
Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Alan Kooi Simpson (Republican) — YEA
- Malcolm Wallop (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Every vote, by name — 101 members
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