To table mathias (r, MD.) amendment to H.R. 8687, providing that comparability salary adjustments for federal employees shall not be greater than such increases

On Oct 6, 1971, the Senate voted 34–54 (HR 8687). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–43, Republicans 26–15, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 34
No: 54
Did not vote: 10
Date: Oct 6, 1971

By party

Democrats6 yes · 43 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans26 yes · 15 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted no
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT 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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