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Senate roll call 892 · 96th Congress · Aug 26, 1980

To adopt the conference report on H.R. 6974, fiscal 1981 authorizations for the department of defense. (motion passed)

On Aug 26, 1980, the Senate voted 78–2 (HR 6974). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 48–2, Republicans 32–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 3 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
78
No
2
Did not vote
17
Date
Aug 26, 1980

By party

  • Democrats48 yes · 2 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Republicans32 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 6974: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and for civil

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To adopt the conference report on H.R. 6974…: Senate Vote, Aug 26…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/96-S-892/to-adopt-the-conference-report-on-h-r-6974 (accessed 2026-10-17).