Senate roll call 516 · 93rd Congress · Nov 29, 1973
To table senator eagleton's amendment to H.R. 3153, requiring states to disregard the federal ssi and social security benefit increases for purposes of determin
On Nov 29, 1973, the Senate voted 57–27 (HR 3153). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–18, Republicans 29–8, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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
- 57
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Nov 29, 1973
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 18 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans29 yes · 8 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- John Varick Tunney D-CA voted no
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted no
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted no
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted no
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted no
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- 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
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
Did not vote
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
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