Senate roll call 346 · 94th Congress · Jul 29, 1975
To amend muskie amendment to S. 1587. The muskie amendment provides that assistance to state and local governments under the act be based upon the unemployment
On Jul 29, 1975, the Senate voted 36–58 (S 1587). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–35, Republicans 14–22, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 35 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
- 36
- No
- 58
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Jul 29, 1975
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 35 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 22 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted yes
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA 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
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted yes
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX 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
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- 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
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis 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
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- 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
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- 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
- 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
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- 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
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn R-UT
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-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
Did not vote
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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