To table the griffin amendment to H.R. 13511, an amendment that provides for cost-of-living adjustments in tax rates for a four-year period beginning in 1980.

On Oct 6, 1978, the Senate voted 53–37 (HR 13511). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 45–10, Republicans 9–27, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 95th Congress (1977–1978), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 53
No: 37
Did not vote: 12
Date: Oct 6, 1978

By party

Democrats45 yes · 10 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 27 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
Paul Gerhart Hatfield D-MT voted no
John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted no
Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted yes

The bill

H.R. 13511: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to reduce income taxes, 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 table the griffin amendment to H.R…: Senate Vote, Oct 6, 1978,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-1091/to-table-the-griffin-amendment-to-h-r-13511 (accessed 2026-10-17).