1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. Senate vote 52 (99th Congress)

Senate roll call 52 · 99th Congress · May 8, 1985

To amend the motion to recommit S CON RES 32, to reflect alternate budget levels.

On May 8, 1985, the Senate voted 43–54. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 1–50, Democrats 42–4. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 members voted against their own party.

During the 99th Congress (1985–1986), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
43
No
54
Did not vote
4
Date
May 8, 1985

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 50 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats42 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend the motion to recommit S CON RES…: Senate Vote, May 8, 1985,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/99-S-52/to-amend-the-motion-to-recommit-s-con-res (accessed 2026-10-15).

Open the interactive version ›