To close debate on S.707.

On Aug 1, 1974, the Senate voted 59–39 (S 707). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 43–14, Republicans 15–24, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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: 59
No: 39
Did not vote: 4
Date: Aug 1, 1974

By party

Democrats43 yes · 14 no
Republicans15 yes · 24 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted yes
John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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