Senate roll call 299 · 87th Congress · Jul 20, 1962
S. 2996. Adoption of conference report.
On Jul 20, 1962, the Senate voted 56–27 (S 2996). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 45–19, Republicans 17–17. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 36 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
- 56
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Jul 20, 1962
By party
- Democrats45 yes · 19 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted no
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted no
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted no
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted no
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
- 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
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
- Maurice J. Murphy Jr. R-NH voted no
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
- Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted no
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted no
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted no
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted no
- Joseph H. Bottum R-SD voted no
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted no
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
- Alexander Wiley R-WI voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- 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
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Oren Ethelbirt Long D-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Benjamin A. Smith II D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- James Glenn Beall R-MD
- John Marshall Butler 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
- 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
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- 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
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
- John Joseph Hickey D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- 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
- Maurice J. Murphy Jr. R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Joseph H. Bottum 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
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
Voted present
Did not vote
Other votes
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