To sustain the ruling of the chair that the denton amendment to S. 1377 authorizing $100,000,000 for legal assistance to the poor for fiscal year 1982, and $100

On Jun 25, 1981, the Senate voted 73–21 (S 1377). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 32–20, Democrats 40–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 73
No: 21
Did not vote: 7
Date: Jun 25, 1981

By party

Republicans32 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats40 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL voted no
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted no
Paula Hawkins R-FL voted no
Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
John Porter East R-NC voted no
Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
William Proxmire D-WI 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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