To amend the boren amendment to S. 2774 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. The boren amendment requires the secretary of agriculture to implement

On Aug 5, 1982, the Senate voted 38–60 (S 2774). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 34–19, Democrats 4–40, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 38
No: 60
Did not vote: 3
Date: Aug 5, 1982

By party

Republicans34 yes · 19 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats4 yes · 40 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Mark Andrews R-ND voted no
Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
Nicholas Frederick Brady R-NJ voted no
Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
James Abdnor R-SD voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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