Senate roll call 144 · 97th Congress · Jun 10, 1981
To amend S. 1007, by delaying the effective date of the block grant for puerto rico from april 1, 1982 to october 1, 1982. (motion failed) see note(s) 6
On Jun 10, 1981, the Senate voted 36–56 (S 1007). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–36, Democrats 22–19, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 members voted against their own party.
During the 97th Congress (1981–1982), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Yes
- 36
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Jun 10, 1981
By party
- Republicans15 yes · 36 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats22 yes · 19 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Alan John Dixon D-IL voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- John Melcher D-MT voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
- J. James Exon D-NE voted no
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- 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
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Paula Hawkins R-FL
- Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Porter East R-NC
- Mark Andrews R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James Abdnor R-SD
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- 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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