Senate roll call 415 · 90th Congress · May 16, 1968
To amend S. 917, by adding long gun coverage to the firearms control section of bill.
On May 16, 1968, the Senate voted 29–53 (S 917). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–38, Republicans 11–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 33 members voted against their own party.
During the 90th Congress (1967–1968), Lyndon B. Johnson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 53
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- May 16, 1968
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 38 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 22 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA voted yes
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL voted yes
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD voted yes
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted yes
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted yes
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted yes
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY voted yes
- Frank John Lausche D-OH voted yes
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH voted yes
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA voted yes
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI voted yes
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI voted yes
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN voted yes
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX voted yes
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA voted yes
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thomas Henry Kuchel R-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- George Armistead Smathers D-FL
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Daniel Baugh Brewster D-MD
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Edward Vaughn Long D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Robert Francis Kennedy D-NY
- Frank John Lausche D-OH
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Joseph Sill Clark D-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
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
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- 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
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Frank Carlson R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Almer Stillwell Mike Monroney D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Wayne Lyman Morse D-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Thruston Ballard Morton R-KY
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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