Senate roll call 936 · 93rd Congress · Aug 8, 1974
To amend S.3569, authorizing fiscal 1975 funds for AMTRAK, by providing a partial removal of limitations on permissible compensation that can be paid to corpora
On Aug 8, 1974, the Senate voted 59–30 (S 3569). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–16, Republicans 24–14, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 30 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
- 30
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Aug 8, 1974
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 16 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans24 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted no
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted no
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
- Jesse Helms R-NC voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN voted no
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted no
- William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Floyd Kirk Haskell D-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Walter Darlington Huddleston D-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- 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
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- James George Abourezk D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA
- James Albertus Mcclure R-ID
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Jesse Helms R-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Morton Metzenbaum D-OH
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- 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
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Bennett Johnston Jr. D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Paul Dominique Laxalt R-NV
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
Other votes
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