Senate vote 165 (1992): On the Motion to Table, HR5517
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Senate vote 165 (1992): On the Motion to Table, HR5517
1992-07-30 · HR5517
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- The bill: HR5517
- What was asked: On the Motion to Table (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Motion to Table Failed on 1992-07-30 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Motion to Table · To prevent the District of Columbia from implementing a system of registration for unmarried, cohabitating homosexual, lesbian, and heterosexual couples in the Nation's Capital in order to sanction such relationships and to grant such unmarried couples certain rights and benefits traditionally reserved for couples who have entered into the legally enforceable bonds of matrimony.
Result: Motion to Table Failed · Yea 41 · Nay 51 · Present 0 · Not voting 8 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 33 | 20 | 4 |
| Republican | 8 | 31 | 4 |
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 | Nay |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | D | Nay |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Nay |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Nay |
| DeCONCINI, Dennis Webster | AZ | D | Nay |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Nay |
| CRANSTON, Alan | CA | D | Yea |
| SEYMOUR, John | CA | R | Not Voting |
| BROWN, George Hanks (Hank) | CO | R | Nay |
| WIRTH, Timothy E. | CO | D | Yea |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Yea |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| NUNN, Samuel Augustus | GA | D | Nay |
| 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 |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Nay |
| SYMMS, Steven Douglas | ID | R | Not Voting |
| DIXON, Alan John | IL | D | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Nay |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Yea |
| JOHNSTON, John Bennett, Jr. | LA | D | Nay |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Yea |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| DURENBERGER, David Ferdinand | MN | R | Nay |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | 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 | Nay |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Nay |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Not Voting |
| SANFORD, (James) Terry | NC | D | Yea |
| BURDICK, Quentin Northrup | ND | D | Not Voting |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Not Voting |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Nay |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Yea |
| RUDMAN, Warren Bruce | NH | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Robert C. | 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 | 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 | Yea |
| PACKWOOD, Robert William | OR | R | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| WOFFORD, Harris | PA | D | Yea |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Yea |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Yea |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Nay |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Nay |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Nay |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Nay |
| GORE, Albert Arnold, Jr. | TN | D | Not Voting |
| SASSER, James Ralph | TN | D | Nay |
| BENTSEN, Lloyd Millard, Jr. | TX | D | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Yea |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Nay |
| 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): 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), 102nd Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:47Z
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