To table the abourezk amendment #929 to S. 2104, an amendment that would require that production differences between nonassociated and associated or dissolved

On Sep 27, 1977, the Senate voted 70–23 (S 2104). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–21, Republicans 33–2, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 70
No: 23
Did not vote: 11
Date: Sep 27, 1977

By party

Democrats36 yes · 21 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans33 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
John Chester Culver D-IA voted no
Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
James George Abourezk D-SD voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT 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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