Senate roll call 532 · 94th Congress · Dec 2, 1975
To recommit H.R. 7656, a bill to establish a program designed to strengthen and expand the market for beef.
On Dec 2, 1975, the Senate voted 38–45 (HR 7656). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 26–26, Republicans 12–22, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 38 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
- 38
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Dec 2, 1975
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 26 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 22 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- John Varick Tunney D-CA voted no
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted no
- Wendell Hampton Ford D-KY voted no
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted no
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted no
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dale Bumpers D-AR
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- John Chester Culver D-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- John Anthony Durkin D-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- John Herschel Glenn Jr. D-OH
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Gary Warren Hart D-CO
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Bernard Stone D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- 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
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- 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
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- 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
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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