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Senate roll call 355 · 86th Congress · Jun 20, 1960

HR. 12381. Finance comm. Amend. To repeal the 10% tax on local telephone calls and on domestic telegrams.

On Jun 20, 1960, the Senate voted 30–54 (HR 12381). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 27–34, Republicans 10–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 37 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
30
No
54
Did not vote
3
Date
Jun 20, 1960

By party

  • Democrats27 yes · 34 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Republicans10 yes · 22 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 12381: To increase for a 1-year period the public debt limit set forth in section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act and to extend for 1 year the existing corporate normalTax rate and certain excisetax rates

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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