Roll Call Vote Tally on S. 1564, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, May 26, 1965
The House and Senate were working on simultaneous voting rights bills (H.R. 6400 in the House and S. 1564 in the Senate). S. 1564 passed the Senate on May 26, 1965, 77 to 19. It was then sent to the House. The House passed H.R. 6400 on July 9, 333-85.