Senate roll call 99 · 97th Congress · May 11, 1981
To amend S. CON. RES. 19 to reduce budget authority and outlays for water projects. (motion failed) see note(s) 3
On May 11, 1981, the Senate voted 39–52 (SCONRES 19). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 18–32, Democrats 20–22, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 38 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
- 39
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- May 11, 1981
By party
- Republicans18 yes · 32 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats20 yes · 22 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Alan John Dixon D-IL voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- George John Mitchell D-ME voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted yes
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-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
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- 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
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Paula Hawkins R-FL
- Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- John Porter East R-NC
- Mark Andrews R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- 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
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James Abdnor R-SD
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- 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
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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