Senate roll call 1115 · 94th Congress · Aug 6, 1976
To table the sparkman amendment to H.R. 10612. The sparkman amendment modifies tax provisions on construction period interest and excess investment interest
On Aug 6, 1976, the Senate voted 30–47 (HR 10612). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–25, Republicans 7–20, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 30 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
- 30
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Aug 6, 1976
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 25 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 20 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted yes
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
- John Chester Culver D-IA voted yes
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH voted yes
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
- James George Abourezk D-SD voted yes
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted yes
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted yes
The bill
H.R. 10612: A bill to reform the tax laws of the United States.
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- 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
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- 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
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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