To table the abdnor, SD) amendment to S 2045, the futures trading act, which would remove the application of the commodity exchange act to the trading of cattle

On Sep 24, 1986, the Senate voted 71–26 (S 2045). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 31–21, Democrats 40–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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: 71
No: 26
Did not vote: 4
Date: Sep 24, 1986

By party

Republicans31 yes · 21 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats40 yes · 5 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL voted no
Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Mark Andrews R-ND voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Jacob Chic Hecht R-NV voted no
Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted no
David Lyle Boren D-OK voted no
Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
James Abdnor R-SD voted no
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted no
Paul Seward Trible Jr. R-VA voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted no
Malcolm Wallop R-WY 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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