To table the jepsen-armstrong amendment to H.J.RES.357 to limit the use of funds for the federal election commission after march 15, 1982. (motion passed). See

On Nov 20, 1981, the Senate voted 65–31 (HJRES 357). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–29, Democrats 42–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 65
No: 31
Did not vote: 5
Date: Nov 20, 1981

By party

Republicans23 yes · 29 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats42 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
Mark Andrews R-ND voted yes
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood 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
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted yes
Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To table the jepsen-armstrong amendment to…: Senate Vote, Nov 20, 1981,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-S-421/to-table-the-jepsen-armstrong-amendment-to-h-j (accessed 2026-10-16).