S 1415. Increase the rates of compensation of officers and employees of the federal gov't. Byrd substitute for comm. Amend.

On Dec 18, 1945, the Senate voted 47–19 (S 1415). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–19, Republicans 29–2, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Harry S. Truman was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 47
No: 19
Did not vote: 13
Date: Dec 18, 1945

By party

Democrats23 yes · 19 no · 10 didn’t vote
Republicans29 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Sheridan Downey D-CA voted no
James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted no
Claude Denson Pepper D-FL voted no
Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID voted no
David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
James Edward Murray D-MT voted no
William Langer R-ND voted no
Dennis Chavez D-NM voted no
Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV voted no
James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY voted no
Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
Francis John Myers D-PA voted no
Joseph F. Guffey D-PA voted no
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted no
Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted no
Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT voted no
Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT voted no
Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA voted no
Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA voted no
Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Voted present

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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