To recommit S. CON. RES. 80 to the committee on the budget with instructions to report it back within three days with a balanced budget.

On Apr 25, 1978, the Senate voted 19–72 (SCR 80). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–51, Republicans 12–21, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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: 19
No: 72
Did not vote: 13
Date: Apr 25, 1978

By party

Democrats6 yes · 51 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 21 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted yes
Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted yes
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted yes
Malcolm Wallop R-WY 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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