To reconsider the vote by which the Senate passed H.R. 1386, a private bill to admit duty free 33 carillon bells, for the use of smith college.

On Sep 16, 1976, the Senate voted 21–62 (HR 1386). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–36, Republicans 4–25, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 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: 21
No: 62
Did not vote: 18
Date: Sep 16, 1976

By party

Democrats17 yes · 36 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans4 yes · 25 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen 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
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI 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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