To amend S. 2723 to provide a new GI educational assistance program. (motion passed)

On Jun 13, 1984, the Senate voted 72–20 (S 2723). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 43–7, Democrats 29–13. 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: 72
No: 20
Did not vote: 9
Date: Jun 13, 1984

By party

Republicans43 yes · 7 no · 5 didn’t vote
Democrats29 yes · 13 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
George John Mitchell D-ME voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
Daniel Jackson Evans R-WA voted no
Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV 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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