Senate roll call 354 · 95th Congress · Sep 8, 1977
To amend S. 977 by authorizing limited conversions of natural gas to oil during natural gas supply emergencies declared by the President.
On Sep 8, 1977, the Senate voted 31–55 (S 977). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–38, Republicans 12–18, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 32 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
- 31
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Sep 8, 1977
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 38 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 18 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted yes
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted yes
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted yes
- Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- 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
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-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
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- 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
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
Did not vote
- Maryon Pittman Allen D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr. D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Muriel Buck Humphrey D-MN
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Paul Gerhart Hatfield D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- James George Abourezk D-SD
Other votes
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