Senate roll call 609 · 94th Congress · Dec 19, 1975
To agree to the conference report on S. 2718, the rail services act.
On Dec 19, 1975, the Senate voted 51–29 (S 2718). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 39–11, Republicans 12–18, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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
- 51
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Dec 19, 1975
By party
- Democrats39 yes · 11 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 18 no · 8 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 Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted no
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield 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
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
The bill
S. 2718: A bill to provide financial aid for railroad rehabilitation and maintenance.
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- 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
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- 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
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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