To table the chiles point of order against the mattingly amendment. The mattingly amendment authorizes the President to veto items of appropriations relating t

On May 3, 1984, the Senate voted 45–46. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 37–15, Democrats 8–31. 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: 45
No: 46
Did not vote: 10
Date: May 3, 1984

By party

Republicans37 yes · 15 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats8 yes · 31 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Alan John Dixon D-IL voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
Mark Andrews R-ND voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted no
William Proxmire D-WI 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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