To override the President's veto of H.R. 9803, providing for a temporary suspension of certain federal child day care standards.

On May 5, 1976, the Senate voted 60–34 (HR 9803). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 51–8, Republicans 11–25, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 60
No: 34
Did not vote: 4
Date: May 5, 1976

By party

Democrats51 yes · 8 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans11 yes · 25 no · 2 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson 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
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ 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

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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