To table S.707, a bill to establish an independent consumer protection agency.

On Jul 16, 1974, the Senate voted 25–66 (S 707). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–44, Republicans 16–23, Others 1–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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: 66
Did not vote: 9
Date: Jul 16, 1974

By party

Democrats8 yes · 44 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 23 no · 4 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
James Browning Allen D-AL voted yes
John Jackson Sparkman D-AL voted yes
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Barry Morris Goldwater R-AZ voted yes
Paul Jones Fannin R-AZ voted yes
Herman Eugene Talmadge D-GA voted yes
Samuel Augustus Nunn D-GA voted yes
James Albertus Mcclure R-ID voted yes
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted yes
Jesse Helms R-NC voted yes
Samuel James Ervin Jr. D-NC voted yes
Carl Thomas Curtis R-NE voted yes
Roman Lee Hruska R-NE voted yes
Robert Taft Jr. R-OH voted yes
Dewey Follett Bartlett R-OK voted yes
Henry Louis Bellmon R-OK voted yes
James Strom Thurmond R-SC voted yes
William Emerson Brock III R-TN voted yes
John Goodwin Tower R-TX voted yes
Wallace Foster Bennett R-UT voted yes
William Lloyd Scott R-VA voted yes
Clifford Peter Hansen R-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To table S.707, a bill to establish an…: Senate Vote, Jul 16, 1974,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/93-S-886/to-table-s-707-a-bill-to-establish-an (accessed 2026-10-17).