Senate roll call 562 · 91st Congress · Oct 1, 1970
To amend S. 2453 so as to exempt religious organizations with respect to employment of persons who are to perform all types of work in carrying out such organiz
On Oct 1, 1970, the Senate voted 43–28 (S 2453). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–12, Republicans 18–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 30 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
- 43
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Oct 1, 1970
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 12 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 18 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO voted no
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT voted no
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE voted no
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI voted no
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA voted no
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted no
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI voted no
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN voted no
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ voted no
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY voted no
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted no
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK voted no
- Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no
- William Proxmire D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- 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
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Ralph Tyler Smith R-IL
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-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
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- 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
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Charles Ellsworth Goodell R-NY
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
Did not vote
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- George Lloyd Murphy R-CA
- Thomas Joseph Dodd D-CT
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Everett McKinley Dirksen R-IL
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Joseph Davies Tydings D-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Eugene Joseph Mccarthy D-MN
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- Stephen Marvin Young D-OH
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- Albert Arnold Gore D-TN
- Ralph Webster Yarborough D-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
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