To amend S. 2956 to avoid any implication that the Congress is giving negative or implicit sanction to continuing the vietnam war.

On Apr 11, 1972, the Senate voted 28–56 (S 2956). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 25–20, Republicans 5–37, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 28
No: 56
Did not vote: 13
Date: Apr 11, 1972

By party

Democrats25 yes · 20 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 37 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Varick Tunney D-CA voted no
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
David Henry Gambrell D-GA voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
John Sherman Cooper 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
Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted no
Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
Gale William Mcgee D-WY 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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