1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. Senate vote 189 (92nd Congress)

Senate roll call 189 · 92nd Congress · Aug 6, 1971

To table dominick (r, colo.) amendment to S. 659 adding provision for the establishment of a foreign service scholarship program.

On Aug 6, 1971, the Senate voted 21–38 (S 659). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 21–14, Republicans 2–26, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 members voted against their own party.

During the 92nd Congress (1971–1972), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
21
No
38
Did not vote
37
Date
Aug 6, 1971

By party

  • Democrats21 yes · 14 no · 20 didn’t vote
  • Republicans2 yes · 26 no · 17 didn’t vote
  • Others0 yes · 1 no
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 659: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the General Education Provisions Act (creating a National Foundation for Postsecondary Education and a National Institute of Education), the Elementary and Secondary E

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To table dominick (r, colo.) amendment to S…: Senate Vote, Aug 6, 1971,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/92-S-189/to-table-dominick-r-colo-amendment-to-s-659 (accessed 2026-10-17).