Senate roll call 117 · 91st Congress · Nov 5, 1969
To table sen. Byrd's amendment to H.R. 12964, fiscal 1970 appropriations for the departments of state justice and commerce, the judiciary and related agencies,
On Nov 5, 1969, the Senate voted 24–54 (HR 12964). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–38, Republicans 18–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 27 members voted against their own party.
During the 91st Congress (1969–1970), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Nov 5, 1969
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 38 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 22 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted yes
- Edward John Gurney R-FL voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL voted yes
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted yes
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted yes
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- 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
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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