HR 1984. MC kellar motion to suspend paragraph 4 of rule xvi.

On Mar 13, 1945, the Senate voted 28–43 (HR 1984). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–27, Republicans 15–15, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 28 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: 28
No: 43
Did not vote: 14
Date: Mar 13, 1945

By party

Democrats13 yes · 27 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 15 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL voted yes
John Little Mcclellan D-AR voted yes
Edwin Carl Johnson D-CO voted yes
Thomas Charles Hart R-CT voted no
James Miller Tunnell D-DE voted yes
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA voted yes
Charles Wayland Brooks R-IL voted no
Homer Earl Capehart R-IN voted no
Leverett Saltonstall R-MA voted no
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD voted yes
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg R-MI voted no
Joseph Hurst Ball R-MN voted no
Forrest C. Donnell R-MO voted no
James Oliver Eastland D-MS voted yes
Hugh Alfred Butler R-NE voted no
Howard Alexander Smith R-NJ voted no
Robert Alphonso Taft R-OH voted no
John William Elmer Thomas D-OK voted yes
Guy Cordon R-OR voted no
Wayne Lyman Morse R-OR voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
Theodore Francis Green D-RI voted yes
Harlan John Bushfield R-SD voted no
Arthur Thomas Stewart D-TN voted yes
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted yes
Warren Robinson Austin R-VT voted no
Edward Vivian Robertson R-WY 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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Capitol Receipts, “HR 1984. MC kellar motion to suspend…: Senate Vote, Mar 13, 1945,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/79-S-15/hr-1984-mc-kellar-motion-to-suspend-paragraph-4 (accessed 2026-10-16).