Senate roll call 744 · 94th Congress · Apr 8, 1976
To table the dole-mcgovern substitute amendment no. 1571, as amended, in the nature of a substitute to S. 3136. The dole mcgovern substitute amendment reduces
On Apr 8, 1976, the Senate voted 31–58 (S 3136). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–47, Republicans 21–15, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. 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
- 31
- No
- 58
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Apr 8, 1976
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 47 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 15 no · 2 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
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- 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
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ 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
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- 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
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole 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
- Charles McCurdy Mathias 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
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield 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
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood 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
- James George Abourezk 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
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
Other votes
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