To amend H.R. 2163 to direct the congressional budget office and the office of management and budget to study the feasibility of a "fair play" formula approach

On May 15, 1984, the Senate voted 74–20 (HR 2163). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 49–5, Democrats 25–15. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 74
No: 20
Did not vote: 7
Date: May 15, 1984

By party

Republicans49 yes · 5 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats25 yes · 15 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX 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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