Senate roll call 532 · 95th Congress · Oct 6, 1977
To amend S. 2114 by providing that persons aged 62 or older shall be eligible for lower utility rates only if their income is within 125% of the poverty income
On Oct 6, 1977, the Senate voted 34–59 (S 2114). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–35, Republicans 13–24, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 34 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
- 34
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Oct 6, 1977
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 35 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 24 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- 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
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted yes
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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