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Senate roll call 461 · 93rd Congress · Nov 5, 1973

To agree to the conference report on H.R. 9286, military procurement authorizations for fiscal 1974.

On Nov 5, 1973, the Senate voted 69–12 (HR 9286). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 38–11, Republicans 33–1, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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
69
No
12
Did not vote
18
Date
Nov 5, 1973

By party

  • Democrats38 yes · 11 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Republicans33 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 9286: A bill to authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1974 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces, a

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the conference report on H.R…: Senate Vote, Nov 5, 1973,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-S-461/to-agree-to-the-conference-report-on-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).