To agree to the chiles point of order against the mattingly amendment. The mattingly amendment authorizes the President to veto items of appropriations relatin

On May 3, 1984, the Senate voted 56–34. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–30, Democrats 35–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 56
No: 34
Did not vote: 11
Date: May 3, 1984

By party

Republicans21 yes · 30 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats35 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Alan John Dixon D-IL voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
Mark Andrews R-ND voted yes
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY 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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