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House roll call 106 · 86th Congress · Apr 21, 1960

HR 8601. Civil rights act of 1960. Approval by the house of the Senate's amendments.

On Apr 21, 1960, the House voted 288–95 (HR 8601). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 174–91, Republicans 125–14, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 105 members voted against their own party.

During the 86th Congress (1959–1960), Dwight D. Eisenhower was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
288
No
95
Did not vote
14
Date
Apr 21, 1960

By party

  • Democrats174 yes · 91 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Others0 yes · 1 no
  • Republicans125 yes · 14 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 25 more.

The bill

H.R. 8601: To enforce constitutional rights, and for other purposes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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