Senate roll call 296 · 92nd Congress · Nov 13, 1971
To amend H.R. 10947 by urging exemption from the import surcharge for products of canada and mexico.
On Nov 13, 1971, the Senate voted 29–36 (HR 10947). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–26, Republicans 15–15, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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
- 29
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Nov 13, 1971
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 26 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 15 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- John Varick Tunney D-CA voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
- Edward John Gurney R-FL voted no
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted no
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted yes
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted no
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted yes
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA voted yes
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted yes
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- David Henry Gambrell D-GA
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- 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
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards D-LA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
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