Senate roll call 566 · 97th Congress · Mar 30, 1982
To amend the armstrong amendment to H.J. RES. 409. The stevens amendment provides that amounts deducted by any member for living expenses with respect to any ta
On Mar 30, 1982, the Senate voted 24–74 (HJRES 409). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–36, Democrats 8–37, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 24
- No
- 74
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Mar 30, 1982
By party
- Republicans16 yes · 36 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats8 yes · 37 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH voted yes
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted yes
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- James Abdnor R-SD voted yes
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted yes
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY voted yes
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Hughes Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Mack Francis Mattingly R-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Gordon John Humphrey R-NH
- Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Alfonse Marcello D'Amato R-NY
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- James Abdnor R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA
- Alan Kooi Simpson R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. R-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- David Hampton Pryor D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Lester Armstrong R-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Paula Hawkins R-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Roger William Jepsen R-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
- Alan John Dixon D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- George John Mitchell D-ME
- William Sebastian Cohen R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- David Ferdinand Durenberger R-MN
- 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
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- John Porter East R-NC
- Mark Andrews R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- J. James Exon D-NE
- William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- David Lyle Boren D-OK
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Larry Lee Pressler R-SD
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Robert Walter Kasten Jr. R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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