To amend S. 1342 to restrict assessed payments of the United States to the united nations, the united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization

On Sep 23, 1983, the Senate voted 66–23 (S 1342). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 39–10, Democrats 27–13. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 98th Congress (1983–1984), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 66
No: 23
Did not vote: 12
Date: Sep 23, 1983

By party

Republicans39 yes · 10 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats27 yes · 13 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
Daniel Jackson Evans 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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