To agree to reservation #36 to the resolution of ratification of the panama canal treaty. Byrd reservation #36 states that even if action is taken by the unite

On Apr 18, 1978, the Senate voted 73–27. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 55–6, Republicans 17–21, 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: 73
No: 27
Did not vote: 4
Date: Apr 18, 1978

By party

Democrats55 yes · 6 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 21 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
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
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
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
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-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 agree to reservation #36 to the…: Senate Vote, Apr 18, 1978,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-752/to-agree-to-reservation-36-to-the-resolution-of (accessed 2026-10-17).