To amend H.R. 9803 by postponing the effective date of the bill further until october 1, 1977.

On Jan 29, 1976, the Senate voted 33–56 (HR 9803). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–44, Republicans 22–12, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 33
No: 56
Did not vote: 10
Date: Jan 29, 1976

By party

Democrats11 yes · 44 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 12 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
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. 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
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY 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
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Robert Burren Morgan D-NC voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
John Orlando Pastore D-RI 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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