To agree to H. RES. 1437, the rule to consider S. 3735.

On Aug 10, 1976, the House voted 272–76 (HRE 1437). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 178–61, Republicans 97–15. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 76 members voted against their own party.

During the 94th Congress (1975–1976), Gerald Ford was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 272
No: 76
Did not vote: 90
Date: Aug 10, 1976

By party

Republicans97 yes · 15 no · 35 didn’t vote
Democrats178 yes · 61 no · 55 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Walter Flowers D-AL voted no
William Vollie (Bill) Alexander Jr. D-AR voted no
John Emerson Moss D-CA voted no
John Lowell Burton D-CA voted no
Phillip Burton D-CA voted no
George Miller D-CA voted no
Ronald V. Dellums D-CA voted no
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA voted no
William Donlon (Don) Edwards D-CA voted no
Leo Joseph Ryan D-CA voted no
Paul Norton (Pete) Mccloskey Jr. R-CA voted no
Norman Y. Mineta D-CA voted no
John Hans Krebs D-CA voted no
James Charles Corman D-CA voted no
Thomas Mankell Rees D-CA voted no
John Harbin Rousselot R-CA voted no
Jerry Mumford Patterson D-CA voted no
Lionel Van Deerlin D-CA voted no
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO voted no
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
Anthony John Moffett Jr. (Toby) D-CT voted no
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL voted no
Elliott Harris Levitas D-GA voted no
Lawrence Patton Mcdonald D-GA voted no
Michael Thomas Blouin D-IA voted no
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID voted no
George Vernon Hansen R-ID voted no
Edward Joseph Derwinski R-IL voted no
Cardiss Collins D-IL voted no
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL voted no
Philip Miller Crane R-IL voted no
John Neal Erlenborn R-IL voted no
Carroll Hubbard Jr. D-KY voted no
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs D-LA voted no
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA voted no
Gillis William Long D-LA voted no
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA voted no
Michael Joseph Harrington D-MA voted no
Parren James Mitchell D-MD voted no
J. Edward Hutchinson R-MI voted no
Milton Robert (Bob) Carr D-MI voted no
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI voted no
Donald MacKay Fraser D-MN voted no
Richard Howard Ichord II D-MO voted no
William Leonard Hungate D-MO voted no
Bill D. Burlison D-MO voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Dominick Vincent Daniels D-NJ voted no
Harold Lowell Runnels D-NM voted no
James Haas Scheuer D-NY voted no
Frederick William Richmond D-NY voted no
Elizabeth Holtzman D-NY voted no
Edward Irving Koch D-NY voted no
Jonathan Brewster Bingham D-NY voted no
Richard Lawrence Ottinger D-NY voted no
Thomas William Ludlow Ashley D-OH voted no
John Milan Ashbrook R-OH voted no
E. G. (Bud) Shuster R-PA voted no
James Robert Mann D-SC voted no
Ed Jones D-TN voted no
Sam Blakeley Hall Jr. D-TX voted no
James Mitchell Collins R-TX voted no
Jack Bascom Brooks D-TX voted no
Henry B. González D-TX voted no
Robert Charles Krueger D-TX voted no
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX voted no
Abraham Kazen Jr. D-TX voted no
Koln Gunn Mckay D-UT voted no
David Edward Satterfield III D-VA voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted no
Thomas Stephen Foley D-WA voted no
Floyd Verne Hicks D-WA voted no
Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA voted no
William Albert Steiger R-WI voted no
David Ross Obey D-WI voted no
Kenneth William Hechler D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Walter Flowers D-AL
William Vollie (Bill) Alexander Jr. D-AR
John Emerson Moss D-CA
John Lowell Burton D-CA
Phillip Burton D-CA
George Miller D-CA
Ronald V. Dellums D-CA
Fortney Hillman (Pete) Stark Jr. D-CA
William Donlon (Don) Edwards D-CA
Leo Joseph Ryan D-CA
Paul Norton (Pete) Mccloskey Jr. R-CA
Norman Y. Mineta D-CA
John Hans Krebs D-CA
James Charles Corman D-CA
Thomas Mankell Rees D-CA
John Harbin Rousselot R-CA
Jerry Mumford Patterson D-CA
Lionel Van Deerlin D-CA
Patricia Scott Schroeder D-CO
Christopher John Dodd D-CT
Anthony John Moffett Jr. (Toby) D-CT
Charles William (Bill) Young R-FL
Elliott Harris Levitas D-GA
Lawrence Patton Mcdonald D-GA
Michael Thomas Blouin D-IA
Steven Douglas Symms R-ID
George Vernon Hansen R-ID
Edward Joseph Derwinski R-IL
Cardiss Collins D-IL
Sidney Richard Yates D-IL
Philip Miller Crane R-IL
John Neal Erlenborn R-IL
Carroll Hubbard Jr. D-KY
Corinne Claiborne (Lindy) Boggs D-LA
John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
Gillis William Long D-LA
Paul Efthemios Tsongas D-MA
Michael Joseph Harrington D-MA
Parren James Mitchell D-MD
J. Edward Hutchinson R-MI
Milton Robert (Bob) Carr D-MI
John David Dingell Jr. D-MI
Donald MacKay Fraser D-MN
Richard Howard Ichord II D-MO
William Leonard Hungate D-MO
Bill D. Burlison D-MO
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Dominick Vincent Daniels D-NJ
Harold Lowell Runnels D-NM
James Haas Scheuer D-NY
Frederick William Richmond D-NY
Elizabeth Holtzman D-NY
Edward Irving Koch D-NY
Jonathan Brewster Bingham D-NY
Richard Lawrence Ottinger D-NY
Thomas William Ludlow Ashley D-OH
John Milan Ashbrook R-OH
E. G. (Bud) Shuster R-PA
James Robert Mann D-SC
Ed Jones D-TN
Sam Blakeley Hall Jr. D-TX
James Mitchell Collins R-TX
Jack Bascom Brooks D-TX
Henry B. González D-TX
Robert Charles Krueger D-TX
Ronald Ernest Paul R-TX
Abraham Kazen Jr. D-TX
Koln Gunn Mckay D-UT
David Edward Satterfield III D-VA
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT
Thomas Stephen Foley D-WA
Floyd Verne Hicks D-WA
Brockman (Brock) Adams D-WA
William Albert Steiger R-WI
David Ross Obey D-WI
Kenneth William Hechler D-WV

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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