To table hatch amendment #38 to the panama canal treaty. Amendment #38 states that the operating revenues of the panama canal commission shall be deposited in t

On Apr 10, 1978, the Senate voted 54–29. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 47–11, Republicans 12–21, Independents 0–1. 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: 54
No: 29
Did not vote: 12
Date: Apr 10, 1978

By party

Democrats47 yes · 11 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 21 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Jennings Randolph D-WV 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 table hatch amendment #38 to the panama…: Senate Vote, Apr 10, 1978,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-723/to-table-hatch-amendment-38-to-the-panama-canal (accessed 2026-10-16).