To table the modified kennedy amendment #2499 (see RC 239) to S. 2850.

On Jul 24, 1978, the Senate voted 30–60 (S 2850). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–47, Republicans 19–16, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 30
No: 60
Did not vote: 11
Date: Jul 24, 1978

By party

Democrats10 yes · 47 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 16 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI 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 modified kennedy amendment…: Senate Vote, Jul 24, 1978,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-874/to-table-the-modified-kennedy-amendment-2499-see-rc (accessed 2026-10-15).