Senate roll call 414 · 90th Congress · May 14, 1968
To agree to that portion of a percy amendment to S. 917 which adds to the stated purpose of grants to improve law enforcement the purpose of recruiting and trai
On May 14, 1968, the Senate voted 40–38 (S 917). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–27, Republicans 21–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 39 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
- 40
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- May 14, 1968
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 27 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 14 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted no
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- 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
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted yes
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted yes
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY 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
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted no
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX voted yes
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf 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
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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