HR 12580. Appropriate $2,036,808,700 for departments of state, justice, commerce and related agencies, including the civil rights commission. Proxmire amend.

On Oct 3, 1962, the Senate voted 30–52 (HR 12580). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–41, Republicans 17–17. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 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: 30
No: 52
Did not vote: 5
Date: Oct 3, 1962

By party

Democrats17 yes · 41 no · 1 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted no
Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
James Glenn Beall R-MD voted no
John Marshall Butler R-MD voted no
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
Maurice J. Murphy Jr. R-NH voted no
Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY voted no
Frank John Lausche D-OH voted yes
Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted yes
Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK voted yes
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted yes
Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted yes
Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted yes

The bill

H.R. 12580: Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and for other purposes

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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Capitol Receipts, “HR 12580. Appropriate $2,036,808,700 for…: Senate Vote, Oct 3, 1962,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/87-S-425/hr-12580-appropriate-2-036-808-700-for-departments (accessed 2026-10-17).