Senate vote 1 (1990): On Overriding the Veto, HR2712
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Senate vote 1 (1990): On Overriding the Veto, HR2712
1990-01-25 · HR2712
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: HR2712
- What was asked: On Overriding the Veto (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Veto Sustained on 1990-01-25 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On Overriding the Veto · A bill to facilitate the adjustment or change of status of Chinese nationals in the United States by waiving the 2-year foreign residence requirement for "J" nonimmigrants and by treating nonimmigrants, whose departure has been deferred by the Attorney General, as remaining in legal nonimmigrant status for purposes of adjustment or change of status.
Result: Veto Sustained · Yea 62 · Nay 37 · Present 0 · Not voting 1 (majority 2/3)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 8 | 37 | 0 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Nay |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Nay |
| HEFLIN, Howell Thomas | AL | D | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | D | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Yea |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Yea |
| DeCONCINI, Dennis Webster | AZ | D | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Nay |
| CRANSTON, Alan | CA | D | Yea |
| WILSON, Pete | CA | R | Yea |
| ARMSTRONG, William Lester | CO | R | Yea |
| WIRTH, Timothy E. | CO | D | Yea |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Yea |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Yea |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Yea |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Yea |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Nay |
| FOWLER, Wyche, Jr. | GA | D | Yea |
| NUNN, Samuel Augustus | GA | D | Yea |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Yea |
| MATSUNAGA, Spark Masayuki | HI | D | Yea |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Nay |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Yea |
| McCLURE, James Albertus | ID | R | Nay |
| SYMMS, Steven Douglas | ID | R | Nay |
| DIXON, Alan John | IL | D | Yea |
| SIMON, Paul Martin | IL | D | Yea |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Nay |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Nay |
| DOLE, Robert Joseph (Bob) | KS | R | Nay |
| KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon | KS | R | Nay |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Yea |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Nay |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Not Voting |
| JOHNSTON, John Bennett, Jr. | LA | D | Yea |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Yea |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Yea |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Yea |
| COHEN, William Sebastian | ME | R | Yea |
| MITCHELL, George John | ME | D | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| RIEGLE, Donald Wayne, Jr. | MI | D | Yea |
| BOSCHWITZ, Rudolph Eli (Rudy) | MN | R | Yea |
| DURENBERGER, David Ferdinand | MN | R | Nay |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Nay |
| DANFORTH, John Claggett | MO | R | Nay |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Nay |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Nay |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Yea |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Nay |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Yea |
| SANFORD, (James) Terry | NC | D | Yea |
| BURDICK, Quentin Northrup | ND | D | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Yea |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Yea |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Yea |
| HUMPHREY, Gordon John | NH | R | Nay |
| RUDMAN, Warren Bruce | NH | R | Nay |
| BRADLEY, William Warren (Bill) | NJ | D | Yea |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Yea |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Yea |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Nay |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Nay |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Yea |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Yea |
| METZENBAUM, Howard Morton | OH | D | Yea |
| BOREN, David Lyle | OK | D | Yea |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Nay |
| HATFIELD, Mark Odom | OR | R | Nay |
| PACKWOOD, Robert William | OR | R | Nay |
| HEINZ, Henry John, III | PA | R | Nay |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Nay |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Nay |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Yea |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Yea |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Nay |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Yea |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Yea |
| GORE, Albert Arnold, Jr. | TN | D | Yea |
| SASSER, James Ralph | TN | D | Yea |
| BENTSEN, Lloyd Millard, Jr. | TX | D | Yea |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Nay |
| GARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake) | UT | R | Nay |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Nay |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Nay |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Yea |
| ADAMS, Brockman (Brock) | WA | D | Yea |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Yea |
| KASTEN, Robert Walter, Jr. | WI | R | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Yea |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Yea |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| SIMPSON, Alan Kooi | WY | R | Nay |
| WALLOP, Malcolm | WY | R | Nay |
President's position (not a member vote)
BUSH, George Herbert Walker (R): Nay
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)
- Veto
- The power of a president or governor to reject a bill passed by the legislature. Lawmakers can override a veto with a large enough vote (two-thirds of each chamber in Congress).
Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.
Record fed-us-senate-1990-vote001 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past