Senate roll call 588 · 90th Congress · Oct 4, 1968
To pass H. R. 19908, fiscal 1969 appropriations for the foreign aid program.
On Oct 4, 1968, the Senate voted 44–13 (HR 19908). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–11, Republicans 24–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 44
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Oct 4, 1968
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 11 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans24 yes · 10 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted no
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA voted no
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted no
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- 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
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- John James Williams R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- 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
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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