To amend H.R. 15119, the unemployment insurance amendments, by providing that the state maximum weekly benefits shall be no less than 50% of the state-wide aver

On Aug 8, 1966, the Senate voted 45–36 (HR 15119). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 44–20, Republicans 7–25. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 45
No: 36
Did not vote: 7
Date: Aug 8, 1966

By party

Democrats44 yes · 20 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans7 yes · 25 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted yes
Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted yes
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA 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
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Frank John Lausche D-OH voted no
Fred Roy Harris D-OK voted no
Donald Stuart Russell D-SC voted no
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted yes
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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