Senate roll call 101 · 96th Congress · May 17, 1979
To pass S. 622, a bill authorizing U.S. Contributions to the inter-american development bank, the asian development bank, and the african development fund. (m
On May 17, 1979, the Senate voted 67–24 (S 622). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 46–6, Republicans 21–17, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 members voted against their own party.
During the 96th Congress (1979–1980), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 67
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- May 17, 1979
By party
- Democrats46 yes · 6 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 17 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- John Melcher D-MT voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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