To strike from S. 1861 sections adding different categories of employees to minimum wage or overtime provisions.

On Jul 19, 1973, the Senate voted 41–56 (S 1861). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–45, Republicans 29–11, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 41
No: 56
Did not vote: 5
Date: Jul 19, 1973

By party

Democrats10 yes · 45 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans29 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT 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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Capitol Receipts, “To strike from S. 1861 sections adding…: Senate Vote, Jul 19, 1973,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-S-297/to-strike-from-s-1861-sections-adding-different-categories (accessed 2026-10-13).