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Senate Roll Call 2, 102nd Congress · January 12, 1991

A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678. — S.J.R.2 BY WARNER (R-VA) -- AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION (SENATE PASSED S.J.RES. 2, TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES PURSUANT TO UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 678.)

Question before the chamber: On the Joint Resolution

52 yea · 47 nayJoint Resolution Passed1 not voting or present
Democrat9 yea · 45 nay
Republican41 yea · 2 nay
Independent2 yea · 0 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S.J.Res. 2 ↗

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution

Policy area: International Affairs — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Defense & War PowersA yea counts toward “Military expansion”

    model(0.95): Authorizes the use of military force in the Persian Gulf.

    Tagged by: keyword:armed forces,authorization for use of military force

    Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (52)

Nay (47)

Not voting or present (1)

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