To amend S. RES. 4 by requiring committees to include in their report on a bill or joint resolution an evaluation of its regulatory impact.

On Feb 1, 1977, the Senate voted 74–20. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 44–14, Republicans 31–6, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 74
No: 20
Did not vote: 8
Date: Feb 1, 1977

By party

Democrats44 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans31 yes · 6 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA 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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