Senate roll call 252 · 89th Congress · Oct 20, 1965
To pass H.R. 11135, the sugar act amendments of 1965.
On Oct 20, 1965, the Senate voted 69–16 (HR 11135). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 50–13, Republicans 25–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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
- 69
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Oct 20, 1965
By party
- Democrats50 yes · 13 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK voted no
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted no
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted no
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI voted no
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted no
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted no
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted no
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
The bill
H.R. 11135: To amend and extend the provisions of the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- 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
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- 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
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Ross Bass D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- John James Williams R-DE
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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