To amend H.R. 7447, to provide that a committee amendment barring use of funds to support U.S. Combat activities in cambodia & laos shall not be effective if TH

On May 31, 1973, the Senate voted 25–56 (HR 7447). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–45, Republicans 21–15, Others 1–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 93rd Congress (1973–1974), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 25
No: 56
Did not vote: 15
Date: May 31, 1973

By party

Democrats4 yes · 45 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 15 no · 7 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
James Blackwood Pearson R-KS voted no
Marlow Webster Cook R-KY voted no
Russell Billiu Long D-LA voted yes
Edward William Brooke III R-MA voted no
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted no
Clifford Philip Case R-NJ voted no
Jacob Koppel Javits R-NY voted no
William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted no
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted no
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted no
Richard Schultz Schweiker R-PA voted no
George David Aiken R-VT voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson D-WA 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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