Senate roll call 267 · 87th Congress · Jun 7, 1962
S. 2996. Amend. To permit the President to sell or give surplus food to communist countries such as yugoslavia and poland.
On Jun 7, 1962, the Senate voted 56–34 (S 2996). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 41–20, Republicans 20–15. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 35 members voted against their own party.
During the 87th Congress (1961–1962), John F. Kennedy was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 56
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Jun 7, 1962
By party
- Democrats41 yes · 20 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 15 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted no
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT voted no
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted no
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted no
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
- James Glenn Beall R-MD voted no
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted no
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted no
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted no
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted no
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted no
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted no
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
- John Joseph Hickey D-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Clair Engle D-CA
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- John Albert Carroll D-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Oren Ethelbirt Long D-HI
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Benjamin A. Smith II D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- John Joseph Hickey D-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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