1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. Senate vote 338 (87th Congress)

Senate roll call 338 · 87th Congress · Aug 16, 1962

HR 11040. Mansfield motion to table kefauver sub. Amend. To provide for establishment of a space communications commission.

On Aug 16, 1962, the Senate voted 64–11 (HR 11040). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 49–15, Republicans 36–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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
64
No
11
Did not vote
5
Date
Aug 16, 1962

By party

  • Democrats49 yes · 15 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Republicans36 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 11040: To provide for the establishment, ownership, operation, and regulation of a commercial communications satellite system, and for other purposes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “HR 11040. Mansfield motion to table kefauver…: Senate Vote, Aug 16…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/87-S-338/hr-11040-mansfield-motion-to-table-kefauver-sub-amend (accessed 2026-10-17).