Senate roll call 563 · 97th Congress · Mar 30, 1982
To table the armstrong amendment to H.J. RES. 409, a bill making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1982. The armstrong amendment amends the int
On Mar 30, 1982, the Senate voted 20–77 (HJRES 409). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–37, Democrats 5–40, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 20 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
- 20
- No
- 77
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Mar 30, 1982
By party
- Republicans15 yes · 37 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats5 yes · 40 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted yes
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
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
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- 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
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus 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
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James Abdnor R-SD
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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