S. 1451. Church amend. To reduce defense support authorization from $835 million to $751.5 million.

On Jul 7, 1959, the Senate voted 49–43 (S 1451). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 43–19, Republicans 8–25. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 members voted against their own party.

During the 86th Congress (1959–1960), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 49
No: 43
Did not vote: 5
Date: Jul 7, 1959

By party

Democrats43 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 25 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
John Albert Carroll D-CO voted no
Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT voted no
John James Williams R-DE voted yes
Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted yes
John Fitzgerald Kennedy D-MA voted no
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI voted no
Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN voted no
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted no
Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO voted no
Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
Frank John Lausche D-OH voted no
Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted no
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
Francis Higbee Case R-SD voted yes
Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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