To table bartlett amendment to H.R. 5900, making an act of violence as a result of a labor dispute a federal offense.

On Nov 19, 1975, the Senate voted 56–35 (HR 5900). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 48–9, Republicans 9–26, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. 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: 35
Did not vote: 7
Date: Nov 19, 1975

By party

Democrats48 yes · 9 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 26 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table bartlett amendment to H.R. 5900…: Senate Vote, Nov 19, 1975,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/94-S-510/to-table-bartlett-amendment-to-h-r-5900-making (accessed 2026-10-16).