Senate roll call 155 · 87th Congress · Aug 23, 1961
S. 1991. Manpower development and training act. Passed. Yea supports President's position.
On Aug 23, 1961, the Senate voted 60–31 (S 1991). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 50–14, Republicans 16–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 members voted against their own party.
During the 87th Congress (1961–1962), John F. Kennedy was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 60
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Aug 23, 1961
By party
- Democrats50 yes · 14 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 18 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted yes
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT voted yes
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted yes
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted no
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- James Glenn Beall R-MD voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted no
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY voted yes
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted no
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted no
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Clair Engle D-CA
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- John Albert Carroll D-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Oren Ethelbirt Long D-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Benjamin A. Smith II D-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
- John Joseph Hickey D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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