1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. Senate vote 16 (89th Congress)

Senate roll call 16 · 89th Congress · Feb 18, 1965

To pass H.R. 3818, a bill to remove gold as a reserve for federal reserve deposits.

On Feb 18, 1965, the Senate voted 74–7 (HR 3818). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 58–4, Republicans 28–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 8 members voted against their own party.

During the 89th Congress (1965–1966), Lyndon B. Johnson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
74
No
7
Did not vote
9
Date
Feb 18, 1965

By party

  • Democrats58 yes · 4 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Republicans28 yes · 4 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 3818: To eliminate the requirement that Federal Reserve banks maintain certain reserves in gold certificates against deposit liabilities

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, “To pass H.R. 3818, a bill to remove gold as…: Senate Vote, Feb 18…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/89-S-16/to-pass-h-r-3818-a-bill-to-remove (accessed 2026-10-17).