To amend S. 963 so as to differentiate between the means by which des has been or may be administered to animals.

On Sep 9, 1975, the Senate voted 31–58 (S 963). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–43, Republicans 21–16, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 31
No: 58
Did not vote: 10
Date: Sep 9, 1975

By party

Democrats10 yes · 43 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 16 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted no
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted no
Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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