Senate roll call 91 · 89th Congress · Jun 9, 1965
To amend S. 1837, the 1965 foreign assistance act, by reducing from 2 years to 1 year the authorizations in the bill.
On Jun 9, 1965, the Senate voted 26–63 (S 1837). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–50, Republicans 13–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 26
- No
- 63
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Jun 9, 1965
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 50 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK voted yes
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL voted yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted yes
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted yes
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted yes
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX voted yes
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ernest Henry Gruening D-AK
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- John James Williams R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Donald Stuart Russell D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Milward Lee Simpson R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Edward Lewis (Bob) Bartlett D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- 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
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Paul Howard Douglas D-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Patrick Vincent Mcnamara D-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- 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
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Ross Bass D-TN
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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