That the Senate sustain the ruling of the chair that the johnston amendment #1058 (see RC 468) to the byrd-jackson substitute amendment #1022 (see RC 489) for

On Sep 28, 1977, the Senate voted 22–70 (S 2104). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–40, Republicans 5–30, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 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: 22
No: 70
Did not vote: 12
Date: Sep 28, 1977

By party

Democrats16 yes · 40 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 30 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
James George Abourezk D-SD voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
Malcolm Wallop R-WY 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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