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Senate roll call 509 · 90th Congress · Jul 20, 1968

To amend H.R. 17903 by reducing by $3.75 million the appropriation for payment to TVA fund.

On Jul 20, 1968, the Senate voted 28–43 (HR 17903). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–43, Republicans 28–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
28
No
43
Did not vote
20
Date
Jul 20, 1968

By party

  • Democrats6 yes · 43 no · 15 didn’t vote
  • Republicans28 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 17903: Making appropriations for public works for water and power resources development, including certain civil functions administered by the Department of Defense, the Panama Canal, certain agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, the Tennessee Valley Autho

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 H.R. 17903 by reducing by $3.75…: Senate Vote, Jul 20, 1968,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/90-S-509/to-amend-h-r-17903-by-reducing-by-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).