Senate roll call 1110 · 94th Congress · Aug 6, 1976
To table the montoya amendment, allowing partial exemption from taxation for retired federal employees.
On Aug 6, 1976, the Senate voted 45–40 (HR 10612). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–27, Republicans 21–11, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 36 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
- 45
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Aug 6, 1976
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 27 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted no
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- James George Abourezk D-SD voted yes
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN voted no
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
The bill
H.R. 10612: A bill to reform the tax laws of the United States.
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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