To amend S. 1837, the 1965 foreign assistance act, by reducing from 2 years to 1 year the authorizations in the bill.

On Jun 9, 1965, the Senate voted 26–63 (S 1837). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–50, Republicans 13–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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: 26
No: 63
Did not vote: 8
Date: Jun 9, 1965

By party

Democrats16 yes · 50 no · 4 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted yes
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted yes
George Lloyd Murphy R-CA voted yes
John James Williams R-DE voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted yes
Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
Donald Stuart Russell D-SC voted yes
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX voted yes
Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
Milward Lee Simpson R-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 1837, the 1965 foreign…: Senate Vote, Jun 9, 1965,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/89-S-91/to-amend-s-1837-the-1965-foreign-assistance-act (accessed 2026-10-17).