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Senate roll call 17 · 98th Congress · Mar 11, 1983

To amend H.R. 1718 by amending the unemployment insurance act to provide ten weeks of supplemental unemployment benefits to railroad workers with less than 10 y

On Mar 11, 1983, the Senate voted 70–18 (HR 1718). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 30–18, Democrats 40–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 98th Congress (1983–1984), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
70
No
18
Did not vote
13
Date
Mar 11, 1983

By party

  • Republicans30 yes · 18 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats40 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 1718: A bill making appropriations to provide emergency expenditures to meet neglected urgent needs, to protect and add to the national wealth, resulting in not make-work but productive jobs for women and men and to help provide for the indigent and homeless for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes.

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 amend H.R. 1718 by amending the…: Senate Vote, Mar 11, 1983,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/98-S-17/to-amend-h-r-1718-by-amending-the-unemployment (accessed 2026-10-17).