Senate roll call 642 · 95th Congress · Jan 25, 1978
To table dole amendment #1105 to S. 1437. Amendment #1105 allows the denial of pre-trial release to individuals who have been accused of commiting murder, rape
On Jan 25, 1978, the Senate voted 29–62 (S 1437). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–35, Republicans 7–26, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 29
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jan 25, 1978
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 35 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 26 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO 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
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted yes
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- John Melcher D-MT voted yes
- Paul Gerhart Hatfield D-MT voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
- James George Abourezk D-SD voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Paul Gerhart Hatfield D-MT
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- 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
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- Maryon Pittman Allen D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr. D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Muriel Buck Humphrey D-MN
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
Other votes
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