To table cohen amendment to S. CON. RES. 86 that reduces budget authority and outlays for water resources projects by $500 million. (motion passed) see note(s)

On May 7, 1980, the Senate voted 54–40. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 34–20, Republicans 20–19, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 39 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: 54
No: 40
Did not vote: 7
Date: May 7, 1980

By party

Democrats34 yes · 20 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 19 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN 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
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY 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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