To amend H. J. RES. 308 to express the sense of the Senate that the debt limit and budget reconciliation bills should not be used for amendments which worsen TH

On Oct 29, 1983, the Senate voted 66–11. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 38–2, Democrats 28–9. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 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: 66
No: 11
Did not vote: 24
Date: Oct 29, 1983

By party

Republicans38 yes · 2 no · 15 didn’t vote
Democrats28 yes · 9 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted no
Carl Levin D-MI voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV 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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