Senate roll call 470 · 98th Congress · May 17, 1984
To amend H.R. 2163 to earmark certain funds to alleviate prison and jail overcrowding in federal, state, and local facilities. (motion failed) see note(s) 27
On May 17, 1984, the Senate voted 36–60 (HR 2163). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 14–39, Democrats 22–21. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 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
- 36
- No
- 60
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- May 17, 1984
By party
- Republicans14 yes · 39 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats22 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
- Paula Hawkins R-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- John Melcher D-MT voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
- J. James Exon D-NE voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA voted yes
- Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA voted yes
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Paula Hawkins R-FL
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John William Warner R-VA
- Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Pete Wilson R-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Porter East R-NC
- Mark Andrews R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Jacob Chic Hecht R-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James Abdnor R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- William Proxmire D-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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