To amend modified mansfield (mont.) amendment to H.R. 4249 by adding words "except as required by the constitution" to section providing right to vote to 18-yea

On Mar 11, 1970, the Senate voted 84–7 (HR 4249). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 53–3, Republicans 35–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 8 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: 84
No: 7
Did not vote: 6
Date: Mar 11, 1970

By party

Democrats53 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans35 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted no
Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL voted no
Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN voted no
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Fred Roy Harris D-OK voted no

The bill

H.R. 4249: To extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the discriminatory use of tests and devices

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 modified mansfield (mont.)…: Senate Vote, Mar 11, 1970,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/91-S-331/to-amend-modified-mansfield-mont-amendment-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-16).