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Senate roll call 420 · 93rd Congress · Sep 27, 1973

To amend sen. Humphrey's amendment to H.R. 9286 so as to reduce by 40,000 the number of U.S. Troops on duty in foreign countries, such reduction to be completed

On Sep 27, 1973, the Senate voted 36–51 (HR 9286). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–46, Republicans 28–7, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
36
No
51
Did not vote
13
Date
Sep 27, 1973

By party

  • Democrats6 yes · 46 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Republicans28 yes · 7 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

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-420/to-amend-sen-humphreys-amendment-to-h-r-9286 (accessed 2026-10-17).

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