Senate roll call 171 · 91st Congress · Dec 8, 1969
To amend H.R. 13270, tax reform act of 1969, by denying exemptions to tax-exempt organizations for political activities.
On Dec 8, 1969, the Senate voted 27–59 (HR 13270). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–47, Republicans 22–19. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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
- 27
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Dec 8, 1969
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 47 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted no
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL voted no
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted no
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted no
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted yes
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted no
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
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
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- 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
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- 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
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty 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
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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