To table the long substitute amendment to the dole amendment to H.R. 2534. The long amendment requires the budget committees to submit balanced budgets with a r

On Mar 26, 1979, the Senate voted 36–54 (HR 2534). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–51, Republicans 32–3, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 7 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: 36
No: 54
Did not vote: 10
Date: Mar 26, 1979

By party

Democrats4 yes · 51 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans32 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted yes

The bill

H.R. 2534: A bill to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To table the long substitute amendment to…: Senate Vote, Mar 26, 1979,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/96-S-21/to-table-the-long-substitute-amendment-to-the-dole (accessed 2026-10-13).