Senate roll call 212 · 92nd Congress · Sep 29, 1971
To amend H.R. 8687 by reducing authorizations for research and development work in connection with the navy's communications system (project sanguine).
On Sep 29, 1971, the Senate voted 44–42 (HR 8687). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 31–20, Republicans 15–22, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 members voted against their own party.
During the 92nd Congress (1971–1972), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 44
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Sep 29, 1971
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 20 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 22 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
- David Henry Gambrell D-GA voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted yes
- 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
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted no
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted yes
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman 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
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- David Henry Gambrell D-GA
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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