Senate roll call 272 · 92nd Congress · Nov 10, 1971
To amend S. 2820 by increasing proposed authorizations.
On Nov 10, 1971, the Senate voted 33–50 (S 2820). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–32, Republicans 19–20, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 34 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
- 33
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Nov 10, 1971
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 32 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 20 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- John Varick Tunney D-CA voted yes
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted yes
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted yes
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted yes
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted yes
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- David Henry Gambrell D-GA
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- 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
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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