Senate roll call 145 · 91st Congress · Dec 3, 1969
To amend H.R. 13270, tax reform act of 1969, to allow $150 tax credit for each dependent in lieu of increase in the personal tax exemption and to increase the m
On Dec 3, 1969, the Senate voted 25–70 (HR 13270). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–50, Republicans 20–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 members voted against their own party.
During the 91st Congress (1969–1970), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 70
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Dec 3, 1969
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 50 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 22 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted yes
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA voted yes
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO voted yes
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT voted yes
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted yes
- Edward John Gurney R-FL voted yes
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA voted yes
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted yes
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted yes
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL voted yes
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted yes
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted yes
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted yes
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted yes
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- John James Williams R-DE
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- 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
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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