Senate roll call 312 · 92nd Congress · Nov 16, 1971
To amend H.R. 10947 by establishing a ceiling of $229.2 billion on federal spending for fiscal 1972.
On Nov 16, 1971, the Senate voted 39–46 (HR 10947). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–34, Republicans 20–16, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 39
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Nov 16, 1971
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 34 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
- David Henry Gambrell D-GA voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted no
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted no
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- David Henry Gambrell D-GA
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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