To amend H.R. 8687 by providing that comparability salary adjustments for federal employees shall not be greater than such increases for private industry employ

On Oct 6, 1971, the Senate voted 60–27 (HR 8687). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 46–4, Republicans 19–22, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 60
No: 27
Did not vote: 9
Date: Oct 6, 1971

By party

Democrats46 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 22 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

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

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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