Senate roll call 625 · 97th Congress · May 20, 1982
To amend S. CON. RES. 92 to reduce the budget deficits for fiscal years 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985 by reducing budget authority and outlays for function 150, in
On May 20, 1982, the Senate voted 27–73 (SCONRES 92). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–43, Democrats 15–30, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 27
- No
- 73
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- May 20, 1982
By party
- Republicans11 yes · 43 no
- Democrats15 yes · 30 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- John Melcher D-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
- J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- James Abdnor R-SD voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- James Abdnor R-SD
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Paula Hawkins R-FL
- Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- 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
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas 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
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Porter East R-NC
- Mark Andrews R-ND
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Nicholas Frederick Brady R-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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