To pass H.R. 18127, fiscal 1971 appropriations for public works; but a quorum not being present, the vote was invalid.

On Aug 21, 1970, the Senate voted 48–1 (HR 18127). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 40–1, Republicans 36–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 1 member 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: 48
No: 1
Did not vote: 25
Date: Aug 21, 1970

By party

Democrats40 yes · 1 no · 17 didn’t vote
Republicans36 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Proxmire D-WI voted no

The bill

H.R. 18127: Making appropriations for public works for water, pollution control, and power development, including the Corps of Engineers-Civil, the Panama Canal, the Federal Water Quality Administration, the Bureau oil Reclamation, power agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Atomic Energy Commission, and related independent agencies and commissions for the fiscal year

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

William Proxmire D-WI

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 18127, fiscal 1971…: Senate Vote, Aug 21, 1970,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/91-S-490/to-pass-h-r-18127-fiscal-1971-appropriations-for (accessed 2026-10-17).