Senate roll call 97 · 89th Congress · Jun 11, 1965
To amend S. 1837, the 1965 foreign assistance act, by striking a proposed $115 million increase over the present $1.55 billion annual level of military assistan
On Jun 11, 1965, the Senate voted 38–43 (S 1837). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 29–30, Republicans 11–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 40 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
- 38
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jun 11, 1965
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 30 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 21 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK voted yes
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Frank Carlson R-KS voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted yes
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO 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
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted yes
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted yes
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted yes
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted yes
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted yes
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX voted yes
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted yes
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- 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
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- 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
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- 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
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Ross Bass D-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
Other votes
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