To agree to the conference report on H.R. 9803 to provide child day care services under title XX of the social security act.

On Mar 24, 1976, the Senate voted 59–30 (HR 9803). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 45–8, Republicans 16–20, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 59
No: 30
Did not vote: 10
Date: Mar 24, 1976

By party

Democrats45 yes · 8 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 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
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
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
Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV 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
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI 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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