To amend S. 979 to provide 1984 and 1985 wheat acreage reduction and diversion programs, and to state that it is the sense of the Senate that a program for drou

On Mar 1, 1984, the Senate voted 62–22 (S 979). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 32–17, Democrats 30–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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: 62
No: 22
Did not vote: 17
Date: Mar 1, 1984

By party

Republicans32 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats30 yes · 5 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Paula Hawkins R-FL voted no
Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted no
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA 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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