To agree to a modified amendment to S. 3076 that would require the President to consult with the Senate committee on foreign relations prior to determining whet

On Jun 28, 1978, the Senate voted 41–48 (S 3076). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 32–22, Republicans 11–26, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 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: 41
No: 48
Did not vote: 12
Date: Jun 28, 1978

By party

Democrats32 yes · 22 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans11 yes · 26 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted no
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
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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