To pass S. 3164, the economic opportunity amendments of 1966.

On Oct 4, 1966, the Senate voted 49–20 (S 3164). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 44–13, Republicans 17–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 29 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: 49
No: 20
Did not vote: 13
Date: Oct 4, 1966

By party

Democrats44 yes · 13 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 16 no

Who broke with their party

Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO voted no
John James Williams R-DE voted no
Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted no
Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS 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
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted no
Milward Lee Simpson R-WY 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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