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Senate Roll Call 1124, 94th Congress · August 9, 1976

TO TABLE THE BUCKLEY AMENDMENT TO S. RES. 463, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY PROXMIRE IN DEFENDING CIVIL ACTION HUTCHINSON VS. PROXMIRE, ET AL, RESULTING FROM PROXMIRE'S CRITICISM OF A GOVERNMENT RESEARCH GRANT. THE BUCKLEY AMENDMENT AUTHORIZES PAYMENT TO BUCKLEY FOR OUTSTANDING EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONTESTING IN COURT THE CONSITUTIONALITY OF THE 1974 CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW.

47 yea · 30 nay23 not voting or present
Democrat43 yea · 6 nay
Republican4 yea · 22 nay
Independent0 yea · 1 nay
Other0 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S.Res. 463

A resolution relating to expenses of defending a civil action.

Policy area: Congress — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Voting & ElectionsDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) Reimbursing legal defense fees regarding campaign finance litigation does not directly address voting access.

    Tagged by: keyword:campaign finance

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (47)

Nay (30)

Not voting or present (23)

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