Senate roll call 279 · 96th Congress · Sep 14, 1979
To amend S. 14 by amending section 10 to include a limited lottery for the disposal of excess lands. (motion failed) see note(s) 15
On Sep 14, 1979, the Senate voted 25–54 (S 14). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–25, Republicans 6–30, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
- 25
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Sep 14, 1979
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 25 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 30 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted yes
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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