To amend the byrd-jackson substitute amendment #1022 (see RC 489) for S. 2104 by authorizing electrical power plants to voluntarily sell their natural gas supp

On Sep 28, 1977, the Senate voted 74–18 (S 2104). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–14, Republicans 31–4, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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: 74
No: 18
Did not vote: 12
Date: Sep 28, 1977

By party

Democrats42 yes · 14 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans31 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
John Chester Culver D-IA 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
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-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
William Proxmire D-WI 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the byrd-jackson substitute…: Senate Vote, Sep 28, 1977,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-468/to-amend-the-byrd-jackson-substitute-amendment-1022-see (accessed 2026-10-16).