Senate roll call 948 · 96th Congress · Sep 24, 1980
To agree to H. CON. RES. 432, disapproving the proposed export of low enriched uranium to india. (motion failed)
On Sep 24, 1980, the Senate voted 46–48. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–32, Republicans 23–18, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 42 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
- 46
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Sep 24, 1980
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 32 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 18 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted yes
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- 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
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield 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
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- 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
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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