HR 1752. Rivercomb substitute amend. For committee substitute for bill.

On Mar 7, 1945, the Senate voted 27–54 (HR 1752). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–45, Republicans 26–9, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.

During the 79th Congress (1945–1946), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 27
No: 54
Did not vote: 14
Date: Mar 7, 1945

By party

Democrats2 yes · 45 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans26 yes · 9 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted no
Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY voted yes
John Holmes Overton D-LA voted yes
Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted no
Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted no
Charles William Tobey R-NH voted no
Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted no
Harold Hitz Burton R-OH voted no
Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted no
George David Aiken R-VT 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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