To amend H.R. 2163 with a perfecting amendment. The gorton amendment proposes to reduce the deficit by $229 billion over the next 3 years. See note(s) 27

On May 9, 1984, the Senate voted 23–72 (HR 2163). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–40, Democrats 11–32. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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: 23
No: 72
Did not vote: 6
Date: May 9, 1984

By party

Republicans12 yes · 40 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats11 yes · 32 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted yes
Alan John Dixon D-IL voted yes
James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted yes
Mark Andrews R-ND voted yes
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
J. James Exon D-NE voted yes
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted yes
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA voted yes
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
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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