To amend S. 917 by striking form the bill all of title III, dealing with wiretapping and electronic surveillance.

On May 23, 1968, the Senate voted 12–68 (S 917). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–42, Republicans 3–32. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 17 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: 12
No: 68
Did not vote: 10
Date: May 23, 1968

By party

Democrats14 yes · 42 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 32 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK voted yes
Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted yes
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT voted yes
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD voted yes
Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
Edward Vaughn Long D-MO voted yes
Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted yes
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY voted yes
Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted yes
Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX 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. 917 by striking form the bill…: Senate Vote, May 23, 1968,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/90-S-432/to-amend-s-917-by-striking-form-the-bill (accessed 2026-10-17).