That the Senate sustain the ruling of the chair that the metzenbaum call for a quorum is dilatory.

On Oct 1, 1977, the Senate voted 56–26. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 31–22, Republicans 24–5, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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: 56
No: 26
Did not vote: 21
Date: Oct 1, 1977

By party

Democrats31 yes · 22 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 5 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
John Chester Culver D-IA voted no
Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN 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
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted no
Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN voted no
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
James George Abourezk D-SD voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
Gaylord Anton Nelson 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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