Senate roll call 187 · 87th Congress · Sep 14, 1961
HR 6775. Legalize dual-rate contracts by steamship conferences. Kefauver amendment to forbid such contracts between naturally competitive conferences. Reject
On Sep 14, 1961, the Senate voted 28–54 (HR 6775). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 28–33, Republicans 4–29. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 32 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
- 28
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Sep 14, 1961
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 33 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 29 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted yes
- John Albert Carroll D-CO voted yes
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Benjamin A. Smith II D-MA voted yes
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted yes
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI voted yes
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN voted yes
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO voted yes
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted yes
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted yes
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN voted yes
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted yes
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- John Albert Carroll D-CO
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Benjamin A. Smith II D-MA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Clair Engle D-CA
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Prescott Sheldon Bush R-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- John James Williams R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Oren Ethelbirt Long D-HI
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Kenneth Barnard Keating R-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Robert Samuel Kerr D-OK
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- 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
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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