Senate vote 251 (1989): On the Joint Resolution, SJRES180
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Senate vote 251 (1989): On the Joint Resolution, SJRES180
1989-10-19 · SJRES180
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: SJRES180
- What was asked: On the Joint Resolution (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Joint Resolution Defeated on 1989-10-19 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Joint Resolution · A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
Result: Joint Resolution Defeated · Yea 51 · Nay 48 · Present 0 · Not voting 1 (majority 2/3)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 18 | 37 | 0 |
| Republican | 33 | 11 | 1 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Yea |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Yea |
| HEFLIN, Howell Thomas | AL | D | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | D | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Nay |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Nay |
| DeCONCINI, Dennis Webster | AZ | D | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| CRANSTON, Alan | CA | D | Nay |
| WILSON, Pete | CA | R | Not Voting |
| ARMSTRONG, William Lester | CO | R | Yea |
| WIRTH, Timothy E. | CO | D | Nay |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Nay |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Nay |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Nay |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE | R | Yea |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Nay |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Yea |
| FOWLER, Wyche, Jr. | GA | D | Yea |
| NUNN, Samuel Augustus | GA | D | Yea |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Nay |
| MATSUNAGA, Spark Masayuki | HI | D | Nay |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Yea |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Nay |
| McCLURE, James Albertus | ID | R | Yea |
| SYMMS, Steven Douglas | ID | R | Yea |
| DIXON, Alan John | IL | D | Yea |
| SIMON, Paul Martin | IL | D | Nay |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Yea |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| DOLE, Robert Joseph (Bob) | KS | R | Yea |
| KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon | KS | R | Yea |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Yea |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Yea |
| JOHNSTON, John Bennett, Jr. | LA | D | Yea |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Nay |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Nay |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Nay |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Nay |
| COHEN, William Sebastian | ME | R | Nay |
| MITCHELL, George John | ME | D | Nay |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Nay |
| RIEGLE, Donald Wayne, Jr. | MI | D | Nay |
| BOSCHWITZ, Rudolph Eli (Rudy) | MN | R | Yea |
| DURENBERGER, David Ferdinand | MN | R | Nay |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Yea |
| DANFORTH, John Claggett | MO | R | Nay |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Yea |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Yea |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Nay |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Yea |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Yea |
| SANFORD, (James) Terry | NC | D | Nay |
| BURDICK, Quentin Northrup | ND | D | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Yea |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Nay |
| HUMPHREY, Gordon John | NH | R | Nay |
| RUDMAN, Warren Bruce | NH | R | Nay |
| BRADLEY, William Warren (Bill) | NJ | D | Nay |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Nay |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Nay |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Yea |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Yea |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Nay |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Nay |
| METZENBAUM, Howard Morton | OH | D | Nay |
| BOREN, David Lyle | OK | D | Nay |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Yea |
| HATFIELD, Mark Odom | OR | R | Nay |
| PACKWOOD, Robert William | OR | R | Nay |
| HEINZ, Henry John, III | PA | R | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Nay |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Nay |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Nay |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Yea |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Yea |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Nay |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Yea |
| GORE, Albert Arnold, Jr. | TN | D | Nay |
| SASSER, James Ralph | TN | D | Nay |
| BENTSEN, Lloyd Millard, Jr. | TX | D | Yea |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Yea |
| GARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake) | UT | R | Yea |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Yea |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Yea |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Nay |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Nay |
| ADAMS, Brockman (Brock) | WA | D | Nay |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Nay |
| KASTEN, Robert Walter, Jr. | WI | R | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Nay |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Yea |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| SIMPSON, Alan Kooi | WY | R | Yea |
| WALLOP, Malcolm | WY | R | Yea |
President's position (not a member vote)
BUSH, George Herbert Walker (R): Yea
Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.
Source: Voteview (UCLA), 101st Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:50Z
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Joint resolution
- In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.
Record fed-us-senate-1989-vote251 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past