Senate roll call 237 · 89th Congress · Sep 23, 1965
To amend H.R. 10871, the 1966 foreign aid appropriations, by reducing funds for military assistance by $100 million.
On Sep 23, 1965, the Senate voted 35–47 (HR 10871). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 25–33, Republicans 13–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 38 members voted against their own party.
During the 89th Congress (1965–1966), Lyndon B. Johnson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 35
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Sep 23, 1965
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 33 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 18 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted yes
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted yes
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted yes
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted yes
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- John James Williams R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Ross Bass D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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