Senate roll call 782 · 93rd Congress · May 15, 1974
To amend S.1539 by substituting substantially the house passed formula for allocating funds to state and local education agencies.
On May 15, 1974, the Senate voted 56–36 (S 1539). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–27, Republicans 29–11, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 38 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
- 56
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- May 15, 1974
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 27 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans29 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK voted no
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- John Varick Tunney D-CA voted no
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA voted no
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted no
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted no
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted no
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH 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
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
- James George Abourezk D-SD voted no
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- 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
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- 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
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- 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
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- 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
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
Other votes
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