To amend the proxmire amendment to S. 372. The proxmire amendment reduces the amount of contributions to presidential and congressional candidates from $5000 t

On Jul 26, 1973, the Senate voted 72–21 (S 372). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 38–13, Republicans 33–8, Others 0–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 72
No: 21
Did not vote: 8
Date: Jul 26, 1973

By party

Democrats38 yes · 13 no · 6 didn’t vote
Republicans33 yes · 8 no · 2 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

James Browning Allen D-AL voted no
Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted no
Harold Everett Hughes D-IA voted no
Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark D-IA voted no
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted no
Rupert Vance Hartke D-IN voted no
Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
Edmund Sixtus Muskie D-ME voted no
William Dodd Hathaway D-ME voted no
Philip Aloysius Hart D-MI voted no
Michael Joseph (Mike) Mansfield D-MT voted no
Quentin Northrup Burdick D-ND voted no
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted no
Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted no
William Bart Saxbe R-OH voted no
Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. R-PA voted no
George Stanley Mcgovern D-SD voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted no
Gaylord Anton Nelson D-WI voted no
William Proxmire D-WI voted no
Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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