To table the bumpers amendment to tower amendment #1019 to S. 1871. The bumpers amendment exempts small retail and service businesses from minimum wage laws if

On Oct 7, 1977, the Senate voted 38–51 (S 1871). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–42, Republicans 24–10, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 38
No: 51
Did not vote: 14
Date: Oct 7, 1977

By party

Democrats13 yes · 42 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 10 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table the bumpers amendment to tower…: Senate Vote, Oct 7, 1977,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-547/to-table-the-bumpers-amendment-to-tower-amendment-1019 (accessed 2026-10-15).