Senate roll call 345 · 96th Congress · Oct 10, 1979
To pass H. J. RES. 412, making continuing appropriations through november 20, 1979 for the federal government.
On Oct 10, 1979, the Senate voted 81–15. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 50–5, Republicans 31–10, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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
- 81
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Oct 10, 1979
By party
- Democrats50 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans31 yes · 10 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI 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
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- 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
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- 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
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- 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
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- 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
- 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
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- William Proxmire D-WI
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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