To table the clark amendment to H.R. 7797, an amendment authorizing the President to waive the restrictions on foreign assistance to mozambique and angola when

On Aug 5, 1977, the Senate voted 34–40. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–36, Republicans 23–7, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 34
No: 40
Did not vote: 24
Date: Aug 5, 1977

By party

Democrats13 yes · 36 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 7 no · 8 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted yes
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
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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Capitol Receipts, “To table the clark amendment to H.R. 7797…: Senate Vote, Aug 5, 1977,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-344/to-table-the-clark-amendment-to-h-r-7797 (accessed 2026-10-16).