To affirm the ruling of the chair that the third committee amendment to S. 951 was not germane. The third committee amendment requires that the antitrust divis

On Feb 11, 1982, the Senate voted 65–25 (S 951). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 41–9, Democrats 25–17, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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: 25
Did not vote: 8
Date: Feb 11, 1982

By party

Republicans41 yes · 9 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats25 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH 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
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA 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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