To table the roth amendment to H.R. 12932, an amendment providing for a 2% reduction in funding for numerous items in the bill.

On Aug 8, 1978, the Senate voted 68–25. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 49–9, Republicans 20–15, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: 68
No: 25
Did not vote: 10
Date: Aug 8, 1978

By party

Democrats49 yes · 9 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 15 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted no
William Proxmire D-WI 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table the roth amendment to H.R. 12932…: Senate Vote, Aug 8, 1978,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-936/to-table-the-roth-amendment-to-h-r-12932 (accessed 2026-10-16).