Senate roll call 1176 · 94th Congress · Sep 7, 1976
To agree to a committee amendment, as amended by the taft amendment (see r.c. 564) to H.R. 14238. The committee amendment would delete the house provision whi
On Sep 7, 1976, the Senate voted 25–46 (HR 14238). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–29, Republicans 12–19, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
- 25
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Sep 7, 1976
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 29 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 19 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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