To amend H.R. 8687 by reducing funds for research and development of a prototype of the army XM-803 tank.

On Sep 30, 1971, the Senate voted 42–51 (HR 8687). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 35–17, Republicans 8–32, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 42
No: 51
Did not vote: 8
Date: Sep 30, 1971

By party

Democrats35 yes · 17 no · 3 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 32 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
David Henry Gambrell D-GA voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD 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
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
Gale William Mcgee D-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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