Senate roll call 455 · 98th Congress · May 1, 1984
To amend H.R. 2163 to increase revenues and limit budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989. (motion failed) see note(s) 2
On May 1, 1984, the Senate voted 38–57 (HR 2163). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–41, Democrats 26–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 38
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- May 1, 1984
By party
- Republicans12 yes · 41 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats26 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted yes
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Mark Andrews R-ND voted yes
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- 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
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Mark Andrews R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- William Proxmire D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Paula Hawkins R-FL
- Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Porter East R-NC
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Jacob Chic Hecht R-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James Abdnor R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA
- Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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