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Senate roll call 545 · 91st Congress · Sep 23, 1970

To adopt conference report on H.R. 18127, fiscal 1971 appropriations for public works.

On Sep 23, 1970, the Senate voted 60–19 (HR 18127). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 49–1, Republicans 18–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
60
No
19
Did not vote
14
Date
Sep 23, 1970

By party

  • Democrats49 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Republicans18 yes · 20 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 18127: Making appropriations for public works for water, pollution control, and power development, including the Corps of Engineers-Civil, the Panama Canal, the Federal Water Quality Administration, the Bureau oil 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 fiscal year

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 adopt conference report on H.R. 18127…: Senate Vote, Sep 23, 1970,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/91-S-545/to-adopt-conference-report-on-h-r-18127-fiscal (accessed 2026-10-17).

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