To adjourn until 12 noon tomorrow. (motion failed)

On Apr 19, 1983, the Senate voted 31–63. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 28–20, Democrats 3–43. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 31
No: 63
Did not vote: 7
Date: Apr 19, 1983

By party

Republicans28 yes · 20 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats3 yes · 43 no

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
Paula Hawkins R-FL voted no
Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA voted no
Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
John Porter East R-NC voted no
Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted no
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
James Abdnor R-SD voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA voted no
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI 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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