Senate roll call 180 · 89th Congress · Aug 11, 1965
To amend H.R. 9070, a bill on the increase in basic pay for uniformed services, by increasing pay of enlisted men with under 2 years of service by an average of
On Aug 11, 1965, the Senate voted 34–53 (HR 9075). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–36, Republicans 12–19. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 36 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
- 34
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Aug 11, 1965
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 36 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 19 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK voted yes
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted yes
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA voted yes
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted yes
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted yes
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted yes
- Frank Carlson R-KS voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY voted yes
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR voted yes
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR voted yes
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted yes
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX voted yes
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Maurine Brown Neuberger D-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Ross Bass D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY
Did not vote
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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