To table the byrd (VA) amendment (see RC 189) to S. 3076.

On Jun 28, 1978, the Senate voted 16–74 (S 3076). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–41, Republicans 4–32, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 16 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: 16
No: 74
Did not vote: 14
Date: Jun 28, 1978

By party

Democrats12 yes · 41 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans4 yes · 32 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted yes
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
Muriel Buck Humphrey D-MN voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN 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 table the byrd (VA) amendment (see RC…: Senate Vote, Jun 28, 1978,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-824/to-table-the-byrd-va-amendment-see-rc-189 (accessed 2026-10-15).