Senate roll call 146 · 79th Congress · May 10, 1946
S J RES 138. Johnson (colo.) amend. Providing for issuance by SEC. Of the treasury of $2,750,000,000 bonds, not to be obligations of the U.S., to carry out loa
On May 10, 1946, the Senate voted 26–55 (SJRE 138). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–39, Republicans 15–22, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 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
- 26
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- May 10, 1946
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 39 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 22 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ voted yes
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA 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
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME voted yes
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN voted yes
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT voted yes
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND voted yes
- William Langer R-ND voted yes
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted yes
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE voted yes
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ voted yes
- James Wylie Huffman D-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
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX voted yes
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV voted yes
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ernest William Mcfarland D-AZ
- Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- George Allison Wilson R-IA
- Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL
- Raymond Eugene Willis R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Allen Joseph Ellender D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Ralph Owen Brewster R-ME
- Henrik Shipstead R-MN
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- Milton Ruben Young R-ND
- William Langer R-ND
- Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE
- Kenneth Spicer Wherry R-NE
- Albert Wahl Hawkes R-NJ
- James Wylie Huffman D-OH
- Edward Hall Moore R-OK
- Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston D-SC
- Harlan John Bushfield R-SD
- Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN
- Wilbert Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel D-TX
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- William Chapman Revercomb R-WV
- Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY
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
- Sheridan Downey D-CA
- William Fife Knowland R-CA
- Eugene Donald Millikin R-CO
- 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
- 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
- Homer Samuel Ferguson R-MI
- Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN
- Forrest C. Donnell R-MO
- Frank Parks Briggs D-MO
- James Oliver Eastland D-MS
- Clyde Roark Hoey D-NC
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Charles William Tobey R-NH
- Henry Styles (Styles) Bridges R-NH
- 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
- Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- 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
- George David Aiken R-VT
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Hugh Burnton Mitchell D-WA
- Warren Grant Magnuson D-WA
- Alexander Wiley R-WI
- Harley Martin Kilgore D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
Voted present
- Charles Oscar Andrews D-FL
- Charles Clinton Gossett D-ID
- Homer Earl Capehart R-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Edward Peter Carville D-NV
- Guy Cordon R-OR
- 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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