Senate roll call 491 · 89th Congress · Oct 14, 1966
To amend H.R. 17607, a bill on suspension of investment tax credit and accelerated depreciation, by striking exemption in the bill for railroad rolling stock.
On Oct 14, 1966, the Senate voted 25–45 (HR 17607). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–43, Republicans 10–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 25
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Oct 14, 1966
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 43 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 18 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY voted yes
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK voted yes
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted yes
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- John James Williams R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan 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
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- 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
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- 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
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY
Did not vote
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Ross Bass D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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