To amend S. CON. RES. 19 by increasing to $179.9 billion the outlays for income security.

On May 4, 1977, the Senate voted 57–39. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 45–14, Republicans 13–24, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 57
No: 39
Did not vote: 7
Date: May 4, 1977

By party

Democrats45 yes · 14 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 24 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV 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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