Senate roll call 71 · 96th Congress · May 1, 1979
To amend S. 413, the aviation safety and noise abatement act of 1979, by striking the additional authority given to the secretary of transportation to waive com
On May 1, 1979, the Senate voted 33–57 (S 413). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–30, Republicans 10–27, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 33 members voted against their own party.
During the 96th Congress (1979–1980), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- May 1, 1979
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 30 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 27 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted yes
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted yes
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Donald Wilbur Stewart D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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