Senate roll call 265 · 95th Congress · Jun 29, 1977
To agree to a modified amendment to H.R. 7555 that would require that before an employer is fined for a first instance violation of osha rules that he be given
On Jun 29, 1977, the Senate voted 61–27 (HR 7555). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 31–22, Republicans 30–5, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 members voted against their own party.
During the 95th Congress (1977–1978), Jimmy Carter was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 61
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jun 29, 1977
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 22 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans30 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ voted no
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted no
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI voted no
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa R-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Spark Masayuki Matsunaga D-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Wendell Richard Anderson D-MN
- John Claggett Danforth R-MO
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Edward Zorinsky D-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Harrison Hagan Schmitt R-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Henry John Heinz III R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- John Hubbard Chafee R-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- James Ralph Sasser D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Malcolm Wallop R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Dennis Webster Deconcini D-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. D-MI
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
Did not vote
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Maryon Pittman Allen D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr. D-AR
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Muriel Buck Humphrey D-MN
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- John Melcher D-MT
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Paul Gerhart Hatfield D-MT
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
Other votes
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