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Senate recorded vote (86th Congress) · April 6, 1960
H.R. 8601

Recorded vote

HR. 8601. DIRKSEN MOTION TO TABLE JOHNSTON AMEND. TO EXEMPT THE RECORDS FOR PRIMARY AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT VOTING RECORDS MUST BE PRESERVED FOR 22 MONTHS.

ProceduralElections & government
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 8601

March 23, 1960 · HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. MC CULLO… · 295–124 March 24, 1960 · HR 8601. POFF MOTION TO RECOMMIT W/INSTRUCTI… · 118–304 March 24, 1960 · HR 8601. PASSAGE. · 311–109 March 31, 1960 · HR. 8601. SENATE COMMITTEE AMEND. TO EXTEND … · 68–20 April 1, 1960 · HR. 8601. CARROLL AMEND. TO THE KEFAUVER AME… · 69–22 April 1, 1960 · HR. 8601. DIRKSEN MOTION TO TABLE JAVITS AME… · 48–38 April 4, 1960 · HR. 8601. MANSFIELD MOTION TO TABLE KEATING … · 61–30 April 4, 1960 · HR. 8601. DIRKSEN MOTION TO TABLE JAVITS AME… · 56–34 April 4, 1960 · HR. 8601. DIRKSEN MOTION TO TABLE HART AMEND… · 52–38 April 4, 1960 · HR. 8601. DIRKSEN MOTION TO TABLE HENNINGS A… · 58–26 April 5, 1960 · HR. 8601. EVIN-MCCLELLAN AMEND. TO THE REFER… · 29–64 April 6, 1960 · HR. 8601. KUCHEL MOTION TO TABLE ERVIN AMEND… · 72–16 April 6, 1960 · HR. 8601. DIRKSEN MOTION TO TABLE CARROLL AM… · 62–32 April 7, 1960 · HR. 8601. DIRKSEN MOTION TO TABLE ELLENDER A… · 73–18 April 7, 1960 · HR. 8601. DIRKSEN AMEND. TO SPECIFY THAT A C… · 79–12 April 8, 1960 · HR. 8601. DIRKSEN MOTION TO TABLE EASTLAND M… · 70–19 April 8, 1960 · HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL. · 71–18 April 21, 1960 · HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL… · 288–95
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 39 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 9 every one voted no; 1 was split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 1 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 0 yes, 2 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

California 2 yes, 0 no

Kansas 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Kentucky 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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