Senate roll call 708 · 96th Congress · Jun 12, 1980
To pass H. J. RES. 521. (motion passed) see note(s) 29
On Jun 12, 1980, the Senate voted 58–34. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–18, Republicans 25–16, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 34 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
- 58
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Jun 12, 1980
By party
- Democrats32 yes · 18 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 16 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted no
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
- John Melcher D-MT voted no
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted no
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-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
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- 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
- 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
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Melcher D-MT
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
Did not vote
Other votes
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