Senate roll call 39 · 87th Congress · May 17, 1961
S. 1021. 1961 school assistance act. Blakley amendment to return two percent of federal taxes on personal income to states to finance federal aid to education
On May 17, 1961, the Senate voted 30–64 (S 1021). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–49, Republicans 17–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 31 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
- 30
- No
- 64
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- May 17, 1961
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 49 no
- Republicans17 yes · 18 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted yes
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted yes
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA voted yes
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted yes
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID voted yes
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted yes
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS voted yes
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
- John Marshall Butler R-MD voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted yes
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- William Arvis Blakley D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- John James Williams R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Henry Clarence Dworshak R-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- Andrew Frank Schoeppel R-KS
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- 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
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- James Strom Thurmond D-SC
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Francis Higbee Case R-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- William Arvis Blakley D-TX
How each senator voted: No
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- Ernest Henry Gruening 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
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- 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
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Benjamin A. Smith II D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-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
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Carey Estes Kefauver D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-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
Voted present
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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