Senate roll call 65 · 92nd Congress · May 26, 1971
To amend H.R. 6531 by increasing funds for pay increases for military personnel by an additional $1.7.
On May 26, 1971, the Senate voted 31–42 (HR 6531). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 25–19, Republicans 13–26, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- 31
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- May 26, 1971
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 19 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 26 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
- James William Fulbright D-AR voted no
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted no
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
- John Varick Tunney D-CA voted no
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL voted no
- David Henry Gambrell D-GA voted no
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted no
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL voted no
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted yes
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted yes
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted no
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted yes
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO voted no
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted no
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC voted no
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted no
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted yes
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV voted no
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted yes
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted yes
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD voted yes
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN voted yes
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX 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
How each senator voted: Yes
- Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel D-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ
- Alan Cranston D-CA
- Abraham Alexander Ribicoff D-CT
- Harold Everett Hughes D-IA
- Birch Evans Bayh D-IN
- James Blackwood Pearson R-KS
- Marlow Webster Cook R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Edward William Brooke III R-MA
- Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD
- Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME
- Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. D-MN
- Walter Frederick Mondale D-MN
- William Stuart (Stuart) Symington D-MO
- Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT
- Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND
- Thomas James Mcintyre D-NH
- Clifford Philip Case R-NJ
- Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. D-NJ
- Joseph Manuel Montoya D-NM
- James Lane Buckley O-NY
- Robert Taft Jr. R-OH
- Fred Roy Harris D-OK
- Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR
- Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA
- Claiborne de Borda Pell D-RI
- John Orlando Pastore D-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD
- Karl Earl Mundt R-SD
- William Emerson Brock III R-TN
- John Goodwin Tower R-TX
- Frank Edward (Ted) Moss D-UT
- Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI
- William Proxmire D-WI
- Jennings Randolph D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Browning Allen D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ
- John Varick Tunney D-CA
- Gordon Llewellyn Allott R-CO
- Peter Hoyt Dominick R-CO
- Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT
- James Caleb Boggs R-DE
- William Victor Roth Jr. R-DE
- Edward John Gurney R-FL
- Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. D-FL
- David Henry Gambrell D-GA
- Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA
- Jack Richard Miller R-IA
- Leonard Beck (Len) Jordan R-ID
- Adlai Ewing III Stevenson D-IL
- Charles Harting Percy R-IL
- Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole R-KS
- John Sherman Cooper R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- John Glenn Beall Jr. R-MD
- Margaret Chase Smith R-ME
- Robert Paul Griffin R-MI
- Thomas Francis Eagleton D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- John Cornelius Stennis D-MS
- Benjamin Everett Jordan D-NC
- Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE
- Roman Lee Hruska R-NE
- Norris H. Cotton R-NH
- Howard Walter Cannon D-NV
- William Bart Saxbe R-OH
- Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA
- James Strom Thurmond R-SC
- Howard Henry Baker Jr. R-TN
- Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D-TX
- Harry Flood Byrd Jr. I-VA
- William Belser Spong Jr. D-VA
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Winston Lewis Prouty R-VT
- Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY
Did not vote
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Hiram Leong Fong R-HI
- Frank Forrester Church D-ID
- Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN
- Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards D-LA
- Russell Billiu Long D-LA
- Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI
- Lee Warren Metcalf D-MT
- Clinton Presba Anderson D-NM
- Alan Harvey Bible D-NV
- Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY
- Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK
- Robert William Packwood R-OR
- Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT
- Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT
- Gale William Mcgee D-WY
Other votes
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