Senate roll call 604 · 96th Congress · May 6, 1980
To table jackson amendment to S. CON. RES. 86 that provides funds for the strategic petroleum reserves for fiscal 1980 and 1981. (motion passed) see note(s) 26
On May 6, 1980, the Senate voted 53–40. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–26, Republicans 25–14, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 40 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
- 53
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- May 6, 1980
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 26 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 14 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted no
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted no
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted no
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- John Melcher D-MT voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- 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
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- 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
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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