Senate roll call 856 · 95th Congress · Jul 18, 1978
To agree to a modified amendment to S. 2899, the bill establishing an endangered species interagency committee to clarify and resolve conflicts between federal
On Jul 18, 1978, the Senate voted 22–76 (S 2899). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–50, Republicans 12–26, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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
- 22
- No
- 76
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Jul 18, 1978
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 50 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 26 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- Maryon Pittman Allen D-AL voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted yes
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Maryon Pittman Allen D-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr. D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Muriel Buck Humphrey D-MN
- Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Melcher D-MT
- Paul Gerhart Hatfield D-MT
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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