Senate roll call 577 · 97th Congress · Apr 14, 1982
To amend S. RES. 20, a measure providing for television and radio broadcasting of Senate chamber proceedings, to reaffirm United States policy towards cuba. (m
On Apr 14, 1982, the Senate voted 41–39 (SRES 20). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–32, Democrats 25–12, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 41
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Apr 14, 1982
By party
- Republicans15 yes · 32 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Democrats25 yes · 12 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted no
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted yes
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- 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
- Carl Levin 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
- J. James Exon D-NE
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Paula Hawkins R-FL
- Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Porter East R-NC
- Mark Andrews R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- 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
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Nicholas Frederick Brady R-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
Other votes
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