Senate roll call 771 · 96th Congress · Jun 27, 1980
To table cranston amendment to H.R. 7542 that restored funds for project 76-2-b, ten megawatt central receiver solar thermal power plant in california. (motion
On Jun 27, 1980, the Senate voted 35–50 (HR 7542). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–26, Republicans 12–24, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 35 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
- 35
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jun 27, 1980
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 26 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 24 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- George John Mitchell D-ME voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO 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
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Edward Zorinsky 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
- 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
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Did not vote
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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