Senate roll call 419 · 89th Congress · Aug 18, 1966
To amend H.R. 15941, the defense appropriations, by striking committee language limiting to $455 per pupil per annum the expenditures for primary and secondary
On Aug 18, 1966, the Senate voted 43–43 (HR 15941). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 32–27, Republicans 17–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 43 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
- 43
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Aug 18, 1966
By party
- Democrats32 yes · 27 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 16 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD voted no
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO voted no
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted no
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted no
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted no
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted no
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted no
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted no
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted no
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Ross Bass D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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