Senate roll call 996 · 95th Congress · Aug 24, 1978
To amend S. 1753 by deleting title II from the bill on the grounds that this new title increases the possibility of federal control over local school systems.
On Aug 24, 1978, the Senate voted 30–62 (S 1753). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–38, Republicans 11–24, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 30
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Aug 24, 1978
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 38 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 24 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr. D-AR voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted yes
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr. D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Maryon Pittman Allen D-AL
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Muriel Buck Humphrey D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Melcher D-MT
- Paul Gerhart Hatfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
Other votes
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