Senate roll call 641 · 96th Congress · May 12, 1980
To table glenn amendment to S. CON. RES. 86 that would increase function 370 (federal subsidies for saturday mail and other postal services) by $.3 billion in b
On May 12, 1980, the Senate voted 27–69. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–37, Republicans 10–31, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 27 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
- 27
- No
- 69
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- May 12, 1980
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 37 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 31 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- 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
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- 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
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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