Senate roll call 317 · 93rd Congress · Jul 25, 1973
To table the allen amendment to S. 372, the federal elections campaign act of 1973. The amendment would freeze salaries of members of the federal judiciary so
On Jul 25, 1973, the Senate voted 40–53 (S 372). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–32, Republicans 19–22, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 39 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
- 40
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Jul 25, 1973
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 32 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 22 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- John Varick Tunney D-CA voted yes
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA voted yes
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted yes
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted yes
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted yes
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted yes
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- 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
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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