To amend the hart (mich.) substitute amendment to H.R. 8532 by providing that the cost of a suit be charged against the state in cases of unsuccessful actions.

On Jun 9, 1976, the Senate voted 34–53 (HR 8532). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–45, Republicans 24–9, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 34
No: 53
Did not vote: 12
Date: Jun 9, 1976

By party

Democrats10 yes · 45 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 9 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
Richard Bernard Stone D-FL voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes

The bill

H.R. 8532: A bill to amend the Clayton Act to permit State attorneys general to bring certain antitrust actions, and for other purposes.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the hart (mich.) substitute…: Senate Vote, Jun 9, 1976,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/94-S-865/to-amend-the-hart-mich-substitute-amendment-to-h (accessed 2026-10-17).