To table mcgovern amendment to muskie amendment to S. CON. RES. 36, federal budget revision for fiscal 1980-1982. The mcgovern amendment would strike the recon

On Sep 17, 1979, the Senate voted 69–18. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–15, Republicans 32–4, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 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: 69
No: 18
Did not vote: 13
Date: Sep 17, 1979

By party

Democrats36 yes · 15 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans32 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted no
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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