To table the symms amendment to H. J. RES. 654. The symms amendment repeals the changes made to section 483 of the internal revenue code of 1954 by the tax ref

On Oct 11, 1984, the Senate voted 57–26. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–19, Democrats 31–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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: 57
No: 26
Did not vote: 18
Date: Oct 11, 1984

By party

Republicans26 yes · 19 no · 10 didn’t vote
Democrats31 yes · 7 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
David Hampton Pryor D-AR voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Pete Wilson R-CA voted no
William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Paula Hawkins R-FL voted no
Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
John Porter East R-NC voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Jacob Chic Hecht R-NV voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT 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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