To agree to division 2 of an amendment offered in the nature of a substitute for the roth amendmennt (see RC 280) to H.R. 12934. Division 2 of the hollings ame

On Aug 3, 1978, the Senate voted 59–19. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 33–14, Republicans 26–6, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 59
No: 19
Did not vote: 24
Date: Aug 3, 1978

By party

Democrats33 yes · 14 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans26 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
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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