Senate roll call 589 · 96th Congress · Apr 22, 1980
To amend S. 2177, home purchase assistance, by allocating funds to the states. (motion failed)
On Apr 22, 1980, the Senate voted 36–59 (S 2177). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–31, Republicans 12–27, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 36 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
- 36
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Apr 22, 1980
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 31 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 27 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- John Melcher D-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted yes
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- 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
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers 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
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- 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
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-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
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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