To table metzenbaum amendment to H.R. 1197 that included certain federal regulations. (motion passed)

On Aug 21, 1980, the Senate voted 68–25 (HR 1197). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–20, Republicans 35–5, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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: 68
No: 25
Did not vote: 8
Date: Aug 21, 1980

By party

Democrats32 yes · 20 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans35 yes · 5 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA 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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