Senate roll call 188 · 93rd Congress · Jun 13, 1973
To recommit to the committee on commerce the nomination of robert h. Morris, of cal., to be a member of the federal power commission.
On Jun 13, 1973, the Senate voted 51–42. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 44–11, Republicans 9–30, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
- 51
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Jun 13, 1973
By party
- Democrats44 yes · 11 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 30 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted no
- James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted yes
- John Varick Tunney D-CA voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- 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
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- 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
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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