Senate roll call 29 · 95th Congress · Feb 3, 1977
To table the mcgovern amendment to S. RES. 4. The mcgovern amendment maintains the select committee on nutrition and human needs through the term of the 95th c
On Feb 3, 1977, the Senate voted 49–44. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 30–28, Republicans 21–16, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 44 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
- 49
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Feb 3, 1977
By party
- Democrats30 yes · 28 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 16 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted no
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted no
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted no
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted no
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted no
- Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN voted no
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- John Melcher D-MT voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted no
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
- James George Abourezk D-SD voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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