Senate roll call 573 · 97th Congress · Mar 31, 1982
To table the armstrong amendment as amended. (motion failed) see note(s) 27,28
On Mar 31, 1982, the Senate voted 31–68. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 22–31, Democrats 9–36, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 31 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
- 31
- No
- 68
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Mar 31, 1982
By party
- Republicans22 yes · 31 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats9 yes · 36 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL 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
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted yes
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted yes
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted yes
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH 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
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- 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
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-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
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- 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
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-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
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum 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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