To table sen. Allen's amendment to S. RES. 4 to provide that each member have 1 hour of debate prior to vote on invoking cloture.

On Mar 7, 1975, the Senate voted 66–18 (SRES 4). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 45–8, Republicans 23–10, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: 66
No: 18
Did not vote: 13
Date: Mar 7, 1975

By party

Democrats45 yes · 8 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 10 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted no
Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted no
Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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