Senate roll call 929 · 93rd Congress · Aug 5, 1974
To amend a motion to recommit H.R. 15572, fiscal 1975 HUD appropriations, by instructing the committee to provide overall reduction of at least $300 million.
On Aug 5, 1974, the Senate voted 27–49 (HR 15572). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–25, Republicans 8–25, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 28 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
- 27
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Aug 5, 1974
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 25 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 25 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA voted yes
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted yes
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted yes
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY voted yes
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted yes
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted yes
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- William Dodd Hathaway D-ME
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- 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
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- George David Aiken R-VT
Other votes
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