To amend H.R. 9803 which postpones for six months the effective date of the requirement that a child day care center meet specified staffing standards under ti

On Jan 29, 1976, the Senate voted 37–54 (HR 9803). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–47, Republicans 27–7, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 37
No: 54
Did not vote: 7
Date: Jan 29, 1976

By party

Democrats11 yes · 47 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans27 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
Dale Bumpers D-AR voted yes
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT 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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