To amend H.R. 13111, fiscal 1970 appropriation for the department of labor and HEW, to add the words "except as required by the constitution," to sections 408 a

On Dec 17, 1969, the Senate voted 52–37 (HR 13111). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–21, Republicans 22–19. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 40 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: 52
No: 37
Did not vote: 5
Date: Dec 17, 1969

By party

Democrats35 yes · 21 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
George Lloyd Murphy R-CA voted no
Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
John James Williams R-DE voted no
Edward John Gurney R-FL voted no
Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted no
Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted no
Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS 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
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted no
William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted no

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 H.R. 13111, fiscal 1970…: Senate Vote, Dec 17, 1969,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/91-S-220/to-amend-h-r-13111-fiscal-1970-appropriation-for (accessed 2026-10-17).