To pass H.R. 12050.

On Aug 15, 1978, the Senate voted 65–27 (HR 12050). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–18, Republicans 28–9, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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: 65
No: 27
Did not vote: 12
Date: Aug 15, 1978

By party

Democrats36 yes · 18 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans28 yes · 9 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Kaneaster Hodges Jr. D-AR voted no
Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted no
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
John Chester Culver D-IA voted no
Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted no
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted no
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT 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 pass H.R. 12050.: Senate Vote, Aug 15, 1978,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/95-S-959/to-pass-h-r-12050 (accessed 2026-10-15).