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Senate roll call 131 · 91st Congress · Nov 12, 1969

To recommit H.R. 14159, with instructions to report the bill back forthwith in an amount not to exceed $4,203,978,000.

On Nov 12, 1969, the Senate voted 5–82 (HR 14159). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–49, Republicans 4–37. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 7 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
5
No
82
Did not vote
9
Date
Nov 12, 1969

By party

  • Democrats3 yes · 49 no · 6 didn’t vote
  • Republicans4 yes · 37 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 14159: Making appropriations for public works for water, pollution control, and power development, including the Corps of Engineers-Civil, the Panama Canal, the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, the Bureau of Reclamation, power agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Atomic Energy Commission, and related independent agencies and commissions for the fi

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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