To amend the johnston amendment to S. 951. (motion failed) see note(s) 22,23,24

On Feb 24, 1982, the Senate voted 42–49 (S 951). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 36–14, Democrats 6–35, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 42
No: 49
Did not vote: 9
Date: Feb 24, 1982

By party

Republicans36 yes · 14 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 35 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN voted no
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
John Porter East R-NC voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted yes
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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