To amend H.R. 8617, by deleting the section providing statutory leave for federal employees who become candidates for full-time political office.

On Mar 11, 1976, the Senate voted 67–25 (HR 8617). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 38–18, Republicans 28–7, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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: 67
No: 25
Did not vote: 8
Date: Mar 11, 1976

By party

Democrats38 yes · 18 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans28 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted no
John Chester Culver D-IA voted no
Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted no
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted no
Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 8617, by deleting the section…: Senate Vote, Mar 11…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/94-S-671/to-amend-h-r-8617-by-deleting-the-section (accessed 2026-10-17).