To reconsider vote by which sen. Hathaway's amendment to S. RES. 4 was tabled. (see var. 56)

On Mar 7, 1975, the Senate voted 30–58 (SRES 4). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–43, Republicans 19–15, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 30
No: 58
Did not vote: 11
Date: Mar 7, 1975

By party

Democrats11 yes · 43 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 15 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 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 Varick Tunney D-CA voted yes
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE 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
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS 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
Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
William Proxmire 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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