To amend H.R. 2163 to provide for a pay increase for article II judges subject to salary adjustments pursuant to section 461 of title 28, United States code.

On May 1, 1984, the Senate voted 67–28 (HR 2163). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 35–17, Democrats 32–11. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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: 67
No: 28
Did not vote: 6
Date: May 1, 1984

By party

Republicans35 yes · 17 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats32 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted no
Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Mark Andrews R-ND voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted no
Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
Malcolm Wallop R-WY 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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