To amend H. R. 2767, by eliminating section 5 of the bill as reported, which section provided that restrictions on accumulations of income by certain tax-exempt

On Sep 20, 1968, the Senate voted 32–22 (HR 2767). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 28–10, Republicans 15–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 32
No: 22
Did not vote: 28
Date: Sep 20, 1968

By party

Democrats28 yes · 10 no · 26 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted no
James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted yes
John James Williams R-DE voted yes
George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted no
Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted yes
Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted no
Frank Carlson R-KS voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted no
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted yes
Clifford Peter Hansen 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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