To agree to the conference report on S. 918, small business administration authorization. (motion failed)

On Jan 24, 1980, the Senate voted 32–48 (S 918). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 29–16, Republicans 3–32. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 32
No: 48
Did not vote: 21
Date: Jan 24, 1980

By party

Democrats29 yes · 16 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 32 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
William Proxmire 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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