To reconsider vote by which the proxmire (d, wisc) amendment was rejected on roll call 159.

On Apr 27, 1972, the Senate voted 36–38 (S 652). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 34–10, Republicans 10–29, Others 0–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 36
No: 38
Did not vote: 17
Date: Apr 27, 1972

By party

Democrats34 yes · 10 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans10 yes · 29 no · 6 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
Alan Cranston D-CA voted no
Birch Evans Bayh D-IN voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
John Sherman Cooper R-KY voted yes
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted no
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM voted no
Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted yes
William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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