To table the allen motion to proceed to the consideration of S. RES. 18.

On Jan 19, 1977, the Senate voted 42–45 (SRE 18). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 35–20, Republicans 8–24, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 42
No: 45
Did not vote: 16
Date: Jan 19, 1977

By party

Democrats35 yes · 20 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 24 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Jennings Randolph D-WV 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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