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| 1980-01-22 | SALT II Withdrawal [SRES331] | Agreed To (50-36) |
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| Byrd (D-WV) motion to table (kill) the Tower (R-TX) amendment to instruct the President to withdraw from Senate consideration the U.S.-Soviet strategic arms limitation treaty (SALT II). | |||||
| 1980-01-29 | Aid to Latin America [S2012] | Passed (55-34) |
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| Passage of the bill to provide $75 million in aid to Nicaragua and $5 million in aid to Honduras and military aid to certain Caribbean and Central American nations. | |||||
| 1980-03-27 | Windfall Profits Tax [HR3919] | Agreed To (66-31) |
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| Adoption of the conference report on the bill setting a tax on the difference between the controlled price of domestically produced oil and its selling price after decontrol, with the oil industry expected to pay more than $227 billion in new taxes by 1990. | |||||
| 1980-04-15 | Trucking Deregulation [S2445] | Rejected (36-51) |
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| Schmitt (R-NM) amendment to ease entry requirements for trucking firms serving small, rural communities. | |||||
| 1980-05-07 | Defense Funds to Domestic Programs [SCONRES86] | Agreed To (64-30) |
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| Hollings (D-SC) motion to table (kill) the Nelson (D-WI) amendment to cut $2 billion from defense outlays and $400 million from interest payments and transfer the funds to domestic programs. | |||||
| 1980-05-08 | Legal Services Corporation [SCONRES86] | Agreed To (71-19) |
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| Hollings (D-SC) motion to table (kill) the Humphrey (R-NH) amendment to cut $300 million in budget authority and outlays for the Legal Services Corporation. | |||||
| 1980-05-14 | Stop Welfare Expansion [S1309] | Rejected (29-61) |
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| Helms (R-NC) motion to recommit the bill to conference with instructions to the Senate conferees that they insist on the deletion of House amendments establishing an income deduction for employment-related dependent-care expenses, expanding the deduction for medical expenses, and affecting the annual adjustment of income deductions and food stamp benefits. | |||||
| 1980-05-19 | Nicaragua Aid / Human Rights [HR6081] | Agreed To (46-33) |
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| Zorinsky (D-NE) motion to table (kill) the Helms (R-NC) amendment to prohibit special aid to Nicaragua unless the President determined that Nicaragua was abiding by the American Bill of Rights. The Helms amendment challenged the vague, selectively-applied "human rights" considerations of the Carter foreign policy. | |||||
| 1980-05-22 | Civil Rights Commission [S2511] | Agreed To (64-26) |
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| Bayh (D-IN) motion to table (kill) the Helms (R-NC) amendment to prevent the commission from lobbying on state or federal legislation. | |||||
| 1980-06-02 | Senate Operating Costs [S2352] | Agreed To (54-26) |
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| Helms (R-NC) motion to table (kill) the Byrd (D-WV) substitute amendment, to reduce funds authorized for Senate operation costs by 10 percent in fiscal 1981. | |||||
| 1980-06-03 | Chrysler Bailout [HJRES554] | Agreed To (51-42) |
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| Riegle (D-MI) motion to table (kill) the Weicker (R-CT) amendment to bar federal assistance for the Chrysler Corp. until Chrysler had secured non-federal assistance of at least $1.43 billion. | |||||
| 1980-06-12 | Budget Targets / Increases [HCONRES307] | Agreed To (61-26) |
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| Hollings (D-SC) motion to approve the final revised conference version of the resolution revising binding fiscal 1980 budget totals and setting fiscal 1981 budget targets as follows: for fiscal 1980 -- $658.9 billion in budget authority, $572.7 billion in outlays, $525.7 billion in revenues and a $47 billion deficit; for fiscal 1981 -- $697.2 billion in budget authority, $613.6 billion in outlays, $613.8 billion in revenues and a surplus of $200 million. | |||||
| 1980-06-18 | Death Penalty [S2377] | Failed (38-50) |
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| Metzenbaum (D-OH) motion to table (kill) the Helms (R-NC) amendment to reinstitute the death penalty for certain federal crimes. The Helms amendment was subsequently removed from the bill. | |||||
| 1980-06-28 | Aid to Nicaragua [HR7542] | Agreed To (44-33) |
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| Inouye (D-HI) motion to table (kill) the Helms (R-NC) amendment to delete from the bill $75 million in foreign aid intended for Nicaragua. | |||||
| 1980-09-04 | Higher Edcuation Programs [HR5192] | Agreed To (44-43) |
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| Jepsen (R-IA) motion to table (kill) the Pell (D-RI) motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate rejected the conference report on the bill to extend the authorization for federal higher education programs through fiscal 1985. | |||||
| 1980-09-25 | Consider Tax Cuts [HR7584] | Agreed To (49-42) |
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| Byrd (D-WV) motion to table (kill) the Baker (R-TN) motion to consider the bill providing for a $39 billion tax cut in 1981. | |||||
| 1980-09-25 | Forced School Busing [HR5829] | Agreed To (54-38) |
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| Thurmond (R-SC) motion to table (kill) the Appropriations Committee amendment to delete a provision prohibiting the Justice Department from using money appropriated under the bill to bring any action that directly or indirectly required busing a student to school, except for students requiring special education. | |||||
| 1980-09-25 | U.N. Dues [HR7584] | Failed (32-51) |
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| Helms (R-NC) motion to table (kill) the Appropriations Committee amendment to add $26,973,000 for membership expenses in international organizations. | |||||
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"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No). |