To agree to S. RES. 123, a resolution approving the department of energy standby conservation plan no. 3, dealing with emergency advertising lighting restrictio

On May 2, 1979, the Senate voted 24–70 (SRES 123). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–40, Republicans 8–30, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 96th Congress (1979–1980), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 24
No: 70
Did not vote: 6
Date: May 2, 1979

By party

Democrats16 yes · 40 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 30 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA voted yes
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted yes
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted yes
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted yes
Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
William Warren (Bill) Bradley D-NJ voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
Larry Lee Pressler R-SD voted yes
Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to S. RES. 123, a resolution…: Senate Vote, May 2, 1979,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/96-S-76/to-agree-to-s-res-123-a-resolution-approving (accessed 2026-10-17).