Senate roll call 1184 · 94th Congress · Sep 8, 1976
To amend H.R. 14238, by allowing any member of Congress to return to the federal treasury any increases above his present salary level.
On Sep 8, 1976, the Senate voted 26–49 (HR 14238). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–29, Republicans 12–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
- 26
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Sep 8, 1976
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 29 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 21 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted yes
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted yes
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV voted yes
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted yes
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- James George Abourezk D-SD voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT voted yes
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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