Senate roll call 556 · 91st Congress · Sep 29, 1970
To amend H.R. 17604, by barring use of funds for any future naval weapons range activities on the island of culebra.
On Sep 29, 1970, the Senate voted 19–55 (HR 17604). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–29, Republicans 10–30. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 19
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Sep 29, 1970
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 29 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 30 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
The bill
H.R. 17604: To authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- John James Williams R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- 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
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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