To pass H.R. 5559.

On Dec 15, 1975, the Senate voted 73–19 (HR 5559). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 57–1, Republicans 16–17, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 73
No: 19
Did not vote: 8
Date: Dec 15, 1975

By party

Democrats57 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 17 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted yes
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted yes
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
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 pass H.R. 5559.: Senate Vote, Dec 15, 1975,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/94-S-595/to-pass-h-r-5559 (accessed 2026-10-16).