To amend H.R. 17548, fiscal 1971 approprations bill for independent offices and the department of housing and urban development, so as to eliminate $100 million

On Jul 6, 1970, the Senate voted 28–32 (HR 17548). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 27–18, Republicans 6–22. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 28
No: 32
Did not vote: 29
Date: Jul 6, 1970

By party

Democrats27 yes · 18 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans6 yes · 22 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted no
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
John James Williams R-DE voted yes
Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD voted no
William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted no
Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted yes
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted no
Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY voted yes
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no

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. 17548, fiscal 1971…: Senate Vote, Jul 6, 1970,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/91-S-441/to-amend-h-r-17548-fiscal-1971-approprations-bill (accessed 2026-10-17).