Senate roll call 446 · 94th Congress · Oct 22, 1975
To amend (pearson amendment to) S. 2310, by excluding from the definition of "new" gas (and therefore deregulated natural gas) that gas which is presently flowi
On Oct 22, 1975, the Senate voted 56–30 (S 2310). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 46–8, Republicans 10–22, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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
- 56
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Oct 22, 1975
By party
- Democrats46 yes · 8 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 22 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- 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
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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