Senate roll call 377 · 96th Congress · Oct 30, 1979
To agree to a substitute to S. 1873, a bill establishing a procedure for the processing of complaints directed against federal judges and removing them from off
On Oct 30, 1979, the Senate voted 30–60 (S 1873). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–34, Republicans 13–26, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 30 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
- 30
- No
- 60
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Oct 30, 1979
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 34 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 26 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- 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
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- 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
- 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
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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