Senate roll call 417 · 91st Congress · Jun 29, 1970
To amend H.R. 17802, a bill to increase the permanent public debt limit, by suspending pay raise for members and officers of Congress until the federal budget i
On Jun 29, 1970, the Senate voted 29–56 (HR 17802). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–35, Republicans 20–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 32 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
- 29
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jun 29, 1970
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 35 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 21 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted yes
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted yes
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO voted yes
- John James Williams R-DE voted yes
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted yes
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted yes
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID voted yes
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL voted yes
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME voted yes
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted yes
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted yes
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted yes
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT voted yes
- William Proxmire D-WI voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted yes
The bill
H.R. 17802: To increase the public debt limit set forth in section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland 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
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- 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
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Did not vote
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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