Senate roll call 405 · 89th Congress · Aug 10, 1966
To amend H.R. 14921, the independent offices appropriations, by striking $17,920,000 in funds for construction of a new FBI building and a new tax court buildin
On Aug 10, 1966, the Senate voted 51–37 (HR 14921). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–33, Republicans 26–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 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
- 51
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Aug 10, 1966
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 33 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans26 yes · 7 no
Who broke with their party
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted yes
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted yes
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted no
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT voted yes
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted yes
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY voted yes
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted yes
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK voted yes
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC voted yes
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- John James Williams R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Ross Bass D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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