To table metzenbaum appeal of the ruling of the chair that metzenbaum amendment to H.R. 1197 dealing with prime farmland and strip mining was out of order. (mot

On Aug 21, 1980, the Senate voted 73–16 (HR 1197). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 40–9, Republicans 32–7, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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: 73
No: 16
Did not vote: 12
Date: Aug 21, 1980

By party

Democrats40 yes · 9 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans32 yes · 7 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted no
Alan Kooi Simpson 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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