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House roll call 1206 · 94th Congress · Sep 21, 1976

To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 15246, service contract act amendments of 1976, to provide wage and working condition protection to all blue and white colla

On Sep 21, 1976, the House voted 395–3 (HR 15246). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 266–1, Republicans 129–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 3 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
395
No
3
Did not vote
43
Date
Sep 21, 1976

By party

  • Republicans129 yes · 2 no · 16 didn’t vote
  • Democrats266 yes · 1 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 15246: A bill to amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 to provide that all employees, other than bona fide executive, administrative, or professtional employees, shall be considered to be service employees for purposes of such act.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend the rules and pass H.R. 15246…: House Vote, Sep 21, 1976,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/94-H-1206/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-h-r-15246 (accessed 2026-10-17).

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