Civil rights proposals. Lausche amend. To first section of the admin. Bill, making obstruction of all court orders a federal crime.

On Mar 11, 1960, the Senate voted 65–19. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 47–9, Republicans 21–12. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 65
No: 19
Did not vote: 4
Date: Mar 11, 1960

By party

Democrats47 yes · 9 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 12 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted no
Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted no
Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY voted no
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI voted no
Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted no
Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN voted no
Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. D-MO voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY voted no
Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted no
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted no
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT 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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