Senate roll call 105 · 93rd Congress · May 2, 1973
To amend S. 395, a bill to authorize funds for the national foundation on the arts and humanities for fiscal years 197476, so as to provide $120 million increas
On May 2, 1973, the Senate voted 30–61 (S 395). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–33, Republicans 9–29, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 28 members voted against their own party.
During the 93rd Congress (1973–1974), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 61
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- May 2, 1973
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 33 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 29 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
- Edward John Gurney R-FL voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted yes
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- 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
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- 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
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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