To agree to S. CON. RES. 211, setting the sine die adjournment on oct. 1, 1976.

On Oct 1, 1976, the Senate voted 44–24 (SCR 211). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–19, Republicans 19–5, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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: 44
No: 24
Did not vote: 31
Date: Oct 1, 1976

By party

Democrats26 yes · 19 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 5 no · 14 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted no
James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted no
Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted no
Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
John Chester Culver D-IA voted no
Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted no
John Anthony Durkin D-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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