Senate vote 112 (1990): On the Cloture Motion, S1970
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Senate vote 112 (1990): On the Cloture Motion, S1970
1990-06-07 · S1970
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: S1970
- What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Cloture Motion Rejected on 1990-06-07 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Cloture Motion · A bill to establish constitutional procedures for the imposition of the sentence of death, and for other purposes.
Result: Cloture Motion Rejected · Yea 57 · Nay 37 · Present 0 · Not voting 6 (majority 3/5)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 46 | 7 | 2 |
| Republican | 11 | 30 | 4 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Nay |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Yea |
| HEFLIN, Howell Thomas | AL | D | Nay |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | D | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| ARMSTRONG, William Lester | CO | R | Not Voting |
| WIRTH, Timothy E. | CO | D | Yea |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Nay |
| FOWLER, Wyche, Jr. | GA | D | Yea |
| NUNN, Samuel Augustus | GA | D | Yea |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Yea |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | 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 | Yea |
| KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon | KS | R | Yea |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Yea |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Yea |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Yea |
| COHEN, William Sebastian | ME | R | Nay |
| MITCHELL, George John | ME | D | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| RIEGLE, Donald Wayne, Jr. | MI | D | Yea |
| BOSCHWITZ, Rudolph Eli (Rudy) | MN | R | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Nay |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Nay |
| SANFORD, (James) Terry | NC | D | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Nay |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| HEINZ, Henry John, III | PA | R | Nay |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Not Voting |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Yea |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Yea |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Yea |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Yea |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Yea |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Yea |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Yea |
| ADAMS, Brockman (Brock) | WA | D | Yea |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Nay |
| KASTEN, Robert Walter, Jr. | WI | R | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| WALLOP, Malcolm | WY | R | Nay |
President's position (not a member vote)
BUSH, George Herbert Walker (R): Not Voting
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)
- Cloture
- A U.S. Senate vote to end debate on a measure, which usually needs 60 votes. It is how the Senate ends a filibuster.
Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.
Record fed-us-senate-1990-vote112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past