Senate roll call 353 · 96th Congress · Oct 12, 1979
To agree to the conference report on H. J. RES. 412, making continuing appropriations through november 20, 1979 for the federal government. (motion passed)
On Oct 12, 1979, the Senate voted 44–42. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–25, Republicans 20–20, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 44 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
- 44
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Oct 12, 1979
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 25 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 20 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted yes
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted yes
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA 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 no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- John Melcher D-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- 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
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield 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
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- John William Warner R-VA
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- 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
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- 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
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
Other votes
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