Senate vote 121 (1990): On Overriding the Veto, HR20
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Senate vote 121 (1990): On Overriding the Veto, HR20
1990-06-21 · HR20
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: HR20
- What was asked: On Overriding the Veto (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Veto Sustained on 1990-06-21 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On Overriding the Veto · A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to restore Federal civilian employees their right to participate voluntarily, as private citizens, in the political processes of the Nation, to protect such employees from improper political solicitations, and for other purposes.
Result: Veto Sustained · Yea 65 · Nay 35 · Present 0 · Not voting 0 (majority 2/3)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 35 | 0 |
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 | 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 | Yea |
| CRANSTON, Alan | CA | D | Yea |
| WILSON, Pete | CA | R | Nay |
| ARMSTRONG, William Lester | CO | R | Nay |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| PACKWOOD, Robert William | OR | R | Yea |
| HEINZ, Henry John, III | PA | R | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | 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.
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