Senate roll call 1110 · 93rd Congress · Dec 16, 1974
To close further debate on the conference report on H.R. 15977.
On Dec 16, 1974, the Senate voted 54–34 (HR 15977). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–28, Republicans 33–7, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 members voted against their own party.
During the 93rd Congress (1973–1974), Gerald Ford was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 54
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Dec 16, 1974
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 28 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans33 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted yes
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted yes
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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