To sustain the ruling of the chair that the proposed long amendment #1658 to H.R. 12050 was out of order on the grounds that it called for spending authority UN

On Aug 15, 1978, the Senate voted 75–21 (HR 12050). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 47–10, Republicans 27–11, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 75
No: 21
Did not vote: 8
Date: Aug 15, 1978

By party

Democrats47 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans27 yes · 11 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted no
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted no
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted no
John Melcher D-MT voted no
Paul Gerhart Hatfield D-MT voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM voted no
Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY 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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