To amend sen. Humphrey's amendment to H.R. 9286 by calling for reduction of 110,000 instead of 125,000 in the number of of military forces of the U.S. Assigned

On Sep 27, 1973, the Senate voted 73–14 (HR 9286). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 50–2, Republicans 25–11, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 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: 73
No: 14
Did not vote: 12
Date: Sep 27, 1973

By party

Democrats50 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans25 yes · 11 no · 7 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
Harold Everett Hughes D-IA voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted no
Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted no
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted no
William Emerson Brock III R-TN voted no
Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted no
Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted no

The bill

H.R. 9286: A bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1974 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces, a

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 amend sen. Humphrey's amendment to H.R…: Senate Vote, Sep 27, 1973,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-S-419/to-amend-sen-humphreys-amendment-to-h-r-9286 (accessed 2026-10-17).