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Senate roll call 634 · 99th Congress · Aug 15, 1986

To table the gramm-rudman-hollings amendment to HR 5395, the public debt limit increase bill. The amendment would reinstate for 1987 only the law's automatic s

On Aug 15, 1986, the Senate voted 29–63 (HR 5395). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–43, Democrats 23–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 members voted against their own party.

During the 99th Congress (1985–1986), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
29
No
63
Did not vote
9
Date
Aug 15, 1986

By party

  • Republicans6 yes · 43 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats23 yes · 20 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 5395: A bill to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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