To pass H.R. 7935, extending minimum wage coverage to additional employees and increasing the minimum wage to $2.20 (the companion measure of the Senate was s.

On Jul 19, 1973, the Senate voted 64–33 (HR 7935). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 48–7, Republicans 16–24, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 64
No: 33
Did not vote: 5
Date: Jul 19, 1973

By party

Democrats48 yes · 7 no · 2 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 24 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 Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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