To adjourn until 10:00 a.m on sunday, dec. 2, 1973.

On Dec 1, 1973, the Senate voted 34–28. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–6, Republicans 5–21, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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: 34
No: 28
Did not vote: 40
Date: Dec 1, 1973

By party

Democrats29 yes · 6 no · 22 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 21 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA 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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