To amend H.R. 7555 by reducing the appropriation for the national institutes of health to $2.76 billion.

On Jun 28, 1977, the Senate voted 24–68 (HR 7555). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–48, Republicans 14–20, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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: 24
No: 68
Did not vote: 11
Date: Jun 28, 1977

By party

Democrats10 yes · 48 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans14 yes · 20 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted yes
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted yes
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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