Senate roll call 142 · 79th Congress · May 9, 1946
S J RES 138. Aiken amend. To limit payments after the first $1,000,000,000 until removal by g.b. Of financial and trade practices, and discriminatory trade bar
On May 9, 1946, the Senate voted 19–54 (SJRE 138). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–42, Republicans 15–20, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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
- 19
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- May 9, 1946
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 42 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 20 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO voted yes
- George Allison Wilson R-IA voted yes
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted yes
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI voted yes
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted yes
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK voted yes
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC voted yes
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted yes
- George David Aiken R-VT voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Joseph Lister Hill D-AL
- James William Fulbright D-AR
- John Little Mcclellan D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Brien Mcmahon D-CT
- Thomas Charles Hart R-CT
- Clayton Douglass Buck R-DE
- James Miller Tunnell D-DE
- Claude Denson Pepper D-FL
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper R-IA
- Glen Hearst Taylor D-ID
- Scott Wike Lucas D-IL
- Clyde Martin Reed R-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- William Abner Stanfill R-KY
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- Leverett Saltonstall R-MA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- James Michael Mead D-NY
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR
- Francis John Myers D-PA
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Theodore Francis Green D-RI
- Burnet Rhett Maybank D-SC
- John Chandler (Chan) Gurney R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Orrice Abram Murdock Jr. (Abe) D-UT
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
Did not vote
- George Robinson Swift D-AL
- John Jackson Sparkman D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- John Thomas R-ID
- Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler D-KY
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- John Moses D-ND
- James Graves Scrugham D-NV
- Harold Hitz Burton R-OH
- Absalom Willis Robertson D-VA
- Thomas Granville Burch D-VA
- Monrad Charles Wallgren D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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