To amend H.R. 4169 to provide funding of $473,557,000 for research related to immigration enforcement, of which not to exceed $400,000 shall remain available fo

On Nov 12, 1981, the Senate voted 54–23 (HR 4169). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 29–17, Democrats 26–6, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 97th Congress (1981–1982), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 54
No: 23
Did not vote: 22
Date: Nov 12, 1981

By party

Republicans29 yes · 17 no · 8 didn’t vote
Democrats26 yes · 6 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
William Lester Armstrong R-CO voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Roger William Jepsen R-IA voted no
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
Alan John Dixon D-IL voted no
James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
John Porter East R-NC voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no
Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI voted no
William Proxmire D-WI 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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