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Senate roll call 495 · 90th Congress · Jul 18, 1968

To amend the committee amendment to H.R. 17023, by reducing by $300,000 the funds provided therein for research and development, NASA.

On Jul 18, 1968, the Senate voted 34–52 (HR 17023). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 28–27, Republicans 9–26. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 36 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
34
No
52
Did not vote
11
Date
Jul 18, 1968

By party

  • Democrats28 yes · 27 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Republicans9 yes · 26 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 17023: Making appropriations for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, offices, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and for other purposes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the committee amendment to H.R…: Senate Vote, Jul 18, 1968,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/90-S-495/to-amend-the-committee-amendment-to-h-r-17023 (accessed 2026-10-17).