To amend S. 3136, by setting the purchase requirements to 30% of the adjusted gross monthly income, rather than 27.5%.

On Apr 6, 1976, the Senate voted 23–73 (S 3136). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–56, Republicans 18–17, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 23
No: 73
Did not vote: 5
Date: Apr 6, 1976

By party

Democrats3 yes · 56 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans18 yes · 17 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT 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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