Senate roll call 555 · 91st Congress · Sep 29, 1970
To reject amendment to H.R. 17604, to terminate all naval weapons range activities on the island of culebra, puerto rico, not later than jan. 1, 1976, unless re
On Sep 29, 1970, the Senate voted 37–39 (HR 17604). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 24–22, Republicans 21–19. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 41 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
- 37
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Sep 29, 1970
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 22 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 19 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted no
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO voted no
- John James Williams R-DE voted no
- Edward John Gurney R-FL voted no
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA voted no
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID voted no
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH voted no
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH voted no
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted no
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV voted no
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted no
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted no
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted no
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT voted no
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. D-VA voted no
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA voted no
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA voted no
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
- Jennings Randolph D-WV voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted no
The bill
H.R. 17604: To authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- 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
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- John James Williams R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Spessard Lindsey Holland D-FL
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- John Goodwin Tower R-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
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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