To table the deconcini amendment to S. CON. RES. 92 to restore funding for cost-of-living adjustments in compensation benefits for service-connected disabled ve

On May 21, 1982, the Senate voted 49–45 (SCONRES 92). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 48–4, Democrats 1–43, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 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: 49
No: 45
Did not vote: 4
Date: May 21, 1982

By party

Republicans48 yes · 4 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 43 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Paula Hawkins R-FL voted no
Mark Andrews R-ND voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To table the deconcini amendment to S. CON…: Senate Vote, May 21, 1982,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/97-S-641/to-table-the-deconcini-amendment-to-s-con-res (accessed 2026-10-15).