To amend S. CON. RES. 32 by reducing the level of outlays to $361.8 billion.

On Apr 30, 1975, the Senate voted 33–62 (HR 6096). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–48, Republicans 22–14, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 33
No: 62
Did not vote: 6
Date: Apr 30, 1975

By party

Democrats9 yes · 48 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 14 no · 2 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted no
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV 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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