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On Nov 10, 1983, the Senate voted 43–37. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 32–12, Democrats 11–25. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 43
No: 37
Did not vote: 21
Date: Nov 10, 1983

By party

Republicans32 yes · 12 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats11 yes · 25 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted yes
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted yes
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
Mark Andrews R-ND voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
James Abdnor R-SD voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV 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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