To amend H.J. RES. 888, continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1968, by providing that reductions in government expenditures be also applicable to the le

On Dec 12, 1967, the Senate voted 29–44 (HJR 888). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–40, Republicans 23–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 90th Congress (1967–1968), Lyndon B. Johnson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 29
No: 44
Did not vote: 17
Date: Dec 12, 1967

By party

Democrats12 yes · 40 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 9 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted no
Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted no
Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL voted no
Frank Carlson R-KS voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted yes
William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA 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 H.J. RES. 888, continuing…: Senate Vote, Dec 12, 1967,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/90-S-307/to-amend-h-j-res-888-continuing-appropriations-for (accessed 2026-10-16).