To invoke cloture on H.R. 8410.

On Jun 8, 1978, the Senate voted 49–41. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 43–15, Republicans 9–26, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 49
No: 41
Did not vote: 10
Date: Jun 8, 1978

By party

Democrats43 yes · 15 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 26 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Kaneaster Hodges Jr. D-AR voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX 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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